Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with Gila River Indian Community for Storage, Recovery, and Exchange of Colorado River Water - WS85710001-1 (Ordinance S-43265)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Phoenix and the Gila River Indian Community (Community) for the storage, recovery, and exchange of Colorado River water. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The IGA allows the City to store and recover up to 3,800 acre-feet of its Colorado River water at the Community’s Olberg Dam Underground Storage Facility (Facility). This IGA is similar to the highly successful and nationally recognized Phoenix-Tucson Exchange which was first approved by the City Council in 2014. The City agrees to pay the Community a Water Storage Fee of $13 per acre-foot of water delivered to the Facility. The IGA is contingent upon the Community receiving a final permit for the Facility from the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) and the City receiving a storage permit from ADWR. In the event either party is unable to secure their respective permits prior to Sept. 1, 2017, the City retains the right to terminate the IGA.
Contract Term
The term of the IGA will begin upon execution and continue through Dec. 31, 2017.
Financial Impact
The total cost to store the maximum amount of 3,800 acre-feet of the City's Colorado River water at the Community's Olberg Dam Underground Storage Facility in 2017 is $49,400. Funds are available in the Water Services Department's Capital Improvement Program.
Location
Water will be stored at the Gila River Indian Community's Olberg Dam Underground Storage Facility. The Facility is located near Sections Four through Sixteen inclusive of Township Four South, Range Six East, G&SRB&M.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.