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Marana Water

Marana Water. Created by Romeo Junior R. Cristal. Mr. Brad Despain. Director of the Town of Marana water utility Part of the Water Utility since 1977 Deals with many of the water issues in the area. Town of Marana. Located Northwest of the City of Tucson Encompasses 75 square miles

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Marana Water

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  1. Marana Water Created by Romeo Junior R. Cristal

  2. Mr. Brad Despain • Director of the Town of Marana water utility • Part of the Water Utility since 1977 • Deals with many of the water issues in the area

  3. Town of Marana • Located Northwest of the City of Tucson • Encompasses 75 square miles • Fastest growing town • Most of the agriculture is in the northern area

  4. Town Development • 10,000 lots are about to be used to build houses • “Toilet to tap” is about to start unless they can get larger CAP allocation

  5. Marana’s Water • “Water is Power, one of the most essential items of life” • Water consumption rates increased by 700% last year and are going to double this year • Marana uses about 900 acre feet of water a year

  6. Marana’s Water Resources • Effluent (flowing in the Santa Cruz River) • Central Arizona Project (CAP) • Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGWRD) • Managed Recharge

  7. Managed Recharge • Water that goes into the aquifer • Water can be taken out anywhere within the Active Management Area • People only get 50% of what they own if recharged in the river channel • The Town of Marana is planning to recharge the effluent from the river outside the channel • http://www.azhydrosoc.org/RechSympPapers/Thomure%20Paper2.pdf

  8. for more information: • Visit www.marana.com (official site of the Town of Marana) OR • The Town of Marana Water @ www.marana.com/water.html

  9. for more information: • Contact Mr. Brad Despain at bdespain@marana.com OR • By phone: (520) 382-2570

  10. THE END (wheww!)

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