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Tucson NarrowsCAP Options

The City of Tucson has narrowedits options for using its Central Ari-zona Project water allocation to four:direct treatment and delivery throughthe existing treatment plant afterreplacing deteriorating mains; aug-menting treatment with a filtrationstage to remove salts; blending CAPwater with equal amounts of ground-water; and recharging CAP waterusing spreading basins, streambeds,and/or injection wells.

An ongoing study by Dames &Moore considered a number of op-tions, several of which have been setaside. Options no longer being con-sidered include: rejecting the CAPwater and continuing to pumpgroundwater; exchanging CAP waterfor Pinal County groundwater; ex-changing CAP water for groundwatercurrently pumped by local coppermines; and trading Tucson's CAPwater to entities in other states.

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Proper form fortaking a suifacewater grab samplewith a DH-81 isdemonstrated byMelinda Longs-worth of the Ari-zona Departmentof EnvironmentalQuality.

Proper form forwater qualitysampling is thesubject of FieldManual for WaterQuality Sam-pling, the WaterResources ResearchCenter's firstbilingual publica-tion. See "SpecialProjects, " p. 7.

(Photo by DougHeath, EPA Re-gion I.)

New Laws, New Water Policy

The 1995 Arizona legislative session is histor. A number of laws were passedthat will affect water resources management in the state. Following are briefdescriptions of recent water-related legislative actions.

House Bill 2276 amends the surface water adjudication code. A main intentof the bill is to define "de minimis" water users or users who use small amountsof water. The bill provides summary adjudication for such water users torelieve them of involvement in the costly and prolonged court battle over thewater rights in the Gua and Little Colorado river systems. An emergencyclause in the bill put it into effect immediately upon the governor's signatureon March 17.

More specifically, the bill requires that de minimis stockponds, defined asthose of 15 acre-feet or less, be summarily adjudicated. Also, the bill providesfor the summary adjudication of "domestic uses." Such uses are defined as asingle appropriation that serves no more than three residences, with outside

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News Briefs 4-5

Legislation & Law 1, 6

Special Projects 7

Publications 8

Transitions 9

Announcements 10, 12

Calendar 11

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The final plan is expected to be some combination of thefour options still under study.

In addition, efforts are being made to exchange CAPwater with area farmers. Tucson officials have negotiatedwith Farmers' Investment Co. about exchanging up to20,000 acre-feet of CAP water per year with pecan growersin the Sahuarita and Continental areas for credits to pumpgroundwater. No small obstacle to the plan would be thecost of building a pipelineestimated at $5 million to $10millionfrom the CAP aqueduct to the agricultural lands.

INCREASE IN ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD WATER COST

for CAP treatment options

Recharge all CAP

Blend w/groundwater

Enhanced treatment

Original treatment

0 50 100 150 200S/household/year in 2000

Water Rates EI Household costs

The final Tucson CAP plan, scheduled for adoption laterthis year, likely will take five years to fully implement. Inthe meantime, Tucson is looking at various short-term strate-gies to make use of CAP water and alleviate a potentialsummer peak demand problem. Options such as pouringCAP water into washes to recharge on the nearby TohonoO'odham reservation and running CAP water through theCity's effluent distribution system to facilitate streambedrecharge have been raised. Each faces substantial logisticaland legal hurdles.

The Dames and Moore report indicates a tradeoff be-tween keeping water rates as low as possible and minimizingimpacts of lower quality water on households. As the barchart shows, the City's original strategy of chemically treat-ing and directly deliverìng CAP water would cost a typicalhousehold in the year 2000 only $81 a year in increasedwater bills.

Unfortunately, experience and further research showedthat the saltier, more corrosive water was costing householdsconsiderably more in the form of failing pipes, damagedlandscaping, and shortened useful life for water-using appli-ances. Such household costs were estimated at $132 a year.

By contrast, enhanced treatment including filtration toremove dissolved solids imposes the greatest rate increase,$116 a year in the year 2000. However, there are no addi-tional household costs associated with this option.

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Household water bills would go up about $115 a year ifCAP water and groundwater are blended in equal amountsbefore delivery to customers. Using blended water wouldincrease household costs by $70 a year.

If all CAP water is recharged, household water bills inthe year 2000 would increase between $106 to $114 a year.The final cost would depend upon the recharge method andlocation. Recharge likely would increase household costsabout $19 a year.

According to the report the recharge option could pres-ent problems because under new state rules Tucson may beunable to demonstrate an assured water supply for newdevelopment.

Tucsonans are likely to resist any proposed water rateincreases for CAP water. A survey found that most resi-dents "may be unwilling to pay even small rate increases" forCAP water because it is harder and saltier than groundwater.The status quo is, indeed, appealing, with an anticipatedincrease in the year 2000 of only $48 a year if the city re-mains on groundwater.

Public meetings are to be conducted during June togather input on the various options. A final report is sched-uled to go to the City Council June 26.

Meanwhile, an effort is underway to place an initiativeon the November ballot specifying how CAP water is to beused. It is a case of déjà vu all over again, with many of thesame people spearheading the initiative effort who backed anall-recharge initiative in 1987 to commit the city to rechargeits entire CAP allocation. That initiative failed.

Since then, a lot of CAP water has gone under thebridge and into people's homes, with destructive and costlyresults. Supporters of the new initiative now feel they havea better chance to succeed with a CAP initiative. Variousstrategies are proposed for using CAP water including dump.ing the water into area washes and rivers, building rechargeponds and installing injection wells in the city's central wellfield. Part of the proposed plan also includes selling CAPwater for mining and agricultural use.

Contributions fot Bombing Victim's SonTwo victims of the April 19 Oklahoma City boxubinwete Trudy Rigney and Robert Chipman, employees ofthe Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWR). The onlystate employees killed in the blast, both were workisg ina building across the street from the federal building.Rìgney, a 31-year-old intern wIth the OWRB, would havegraduated this spring from Oklahoma University with adegree in geography. She leaves behind an li-year-old son,Jonmichael. Her student intern status leaves her orphanedson with few benefits.

OWRB attorney Lou Klaver is helping establish aguardianship account for Jownìchae?s education. Contri-butions may be sent to the Jonmichael Rigney Guardian-ship Account,. Oklahoma Water Resources Board, P.O.Box 150, Oklahoma City, 0K 73101.

Water Vaporsare pleased to announce a new

sponsor for Arizona Water Resource -the Metropolitan Domestic WaterImprovement District. Also known asMetro Water District, it provideswater service to some 40,000 personson Tucson's northwest side. Contribu-tions from all 11 our sponsors (seebox, p. 9) make possible the continuedsubscription-free publishing of A WR.We deeply appreciate them.

Love your Web Site!Last issue's article on our Home

Page on the World-Wide Web generat-ed plenty of feedback. Rick Volanteof the Arizona Daily Star writes, "I'mhappily throwing away my back issuesof A . Thanks for putting them onthe Web and congrats on your newhome page. It looks good. I plan tolink my readers to it through articlesin Starnet."

Rick, check out our new featurethat allows searching of A WR backissues by key word or phrase.

A friend from Texas writes, "How-dy! I was looking for reasons to putoff studying for my final exam when Iremembered something about a newWater Resources center site. So I'vespent the last half hour putting about amillion hits on your server. My im-pression: Very nice! Things I foundspiffy are: the intuitive hierarchicalstructure (very easy to navigate); thewater issues summary (it's a great idea);the Netscape enhancements (someonespent a lot of time on that); the glossa-ry (did that take several man-years toget on-line, or am I missing some-thing?). Great job, guys! Check outmy inferior version of your home pageand let me know what you think."

What we think is that everythingis bigger in Texas, and it takes a bigman to concede his home page is"inferior." If it's any consolation,your newsletter is the standard bywhich we judge ours.)

Pete Hawkins, UA professor of Re-newal Natural Resources, writes, "I justtook my first short tour through yournew WXW product. Nice job. Sever-al impressions and suggestions: Theglossary left out a lot of things; the"Issues" paragraphs on CAP is squeakyclean. From reading it you'd thinkthere is no current contention or trou-bles. And we all know otherwise.There are a lot of opportunities forposting other Arizona data. Howabout weather records, small watersheddata, lists of studies..."

Pete - the glossary has been great-ly expanded. We're trying to prioritizethe data to post. Input from users iskey to doing that. Thanks.

The best feedback we've received isstatistics on home page use - nearly1,000 'hits" on our main directory perweek. Speaking of statistics...

Poland, California UnderwaterMany are unmoved by the beauty

of pure statistics. Small wonder thenthat writers seek to creatively conveystatistics, without putting off readerswith a lot of numbers. For example,Theodore Steinberg in his recent book,Slide Mountain, wants to relate thatdams on the Missouri River hold backgreat quantities of water. He writesthat the amount of water impoundedby dams on the Missouri would sufficeto flood the entire nation of Poland toa depth of one foot.

At first glañce one is struck withthe impression that Steinberg is talkingabout a whole lot of water. Upon

further reflection one begins to won-der, why Poland? And just how big isPoland, compared to, say, Pennsylva-nia, Paraguay, or the Palouse? Onemight even empathize with the Polishpeople - haven't they sufferedenough? Somewhere along the waythe significance of the water is lost.

International Water Report worksthe same strategy with greater effec-tiveness. It reports that if all the waterstored behind the world's 39,000 larg-est dams were gathered together, itwould be enough to put Californiaunder water. The significance of allthat water becomes immediately appar-ent. An image of the enormity ofCalifornia is fixed in most people'sminds, at least people from the UnitedStates. And further, to other western-ers, California under water has a cer-tain poetic attraction like King Midasoverwhelmed by his lust for gold.What if California in its greed forwater got all it wanted and then some?

The point is that by interpretingquantitative data with an appropriateimage, the significance of the data isbetter understood, and also some polit-ical points can be scored.

Row, row, row your boat...Dorothy Riddle of Yee-Haw! Inc.

wants river songs for a collection shehopes to publish. She seeks titles,artists and songwriters, and especiallypersons with their own river or pad-dling songs. Contact her at Yee-Hah!Inc., 2407 N. Palomino Court, Chan-dler, Arizona 85224; 602-963-2030.

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News Briefs

NAWQA ProjectBegins New Phase

The Arizona section of the U.S. Geo-logical Survey's National Water Quali-ty Assessment Program is movingfrom the planning to the study phase.A May 2 meeting of the Liaison Corn-mittee featured preliminary plans for asurface water sampling network andgroundwater study and land use surveyplans. This analysis involves literaturesearches and data collection on paststudies, and maintaining samplingnetworks for the next several years.

Efforts now focus on choosingsampling sites within the study area.Criteria have been established and fieldsurveys will further narrow the op-tions. A preliminary selection ofcontaminants to be sampled has beenmade.

Speakers at the meeting includedJohn Zagorski, head of NAWQA'svolatile organic compound (VOC) syn-thesis, who discussed the nationalprogram to deal with VOCs. PattiSpindler, an Arizona Department ofEnvironmental Quality biologist,

discussed ADEQ 's Biocriteria Program.She reported that a large samplingnetwork is planned to develop baselinedata about biological components inwater so that water quality biocriteriacan be developed. Barry Spicer ofArizona Game and Fish Departmentdescribed the agency's extensive Biolog-ical Data Base for Threatened andEndangered Species available to agen-cies and the public.

USGS staff available to provideinformation on the NAWQA studyinclude: Laurie Wirt (surface waterstudy); Dorne Gellenback (ground-water study); and Gail Cordy (theentire NAWQA program). All are atthe Tucson USGS office, 520-670-6112.

Plans Call for Multi-UsePicacho Reservoir

Afavorite of local birders for years,Picacho Reservoir, located ten mileseast of Casa Grande, may soar out ofbirdwatching obscurity to become ahighly utilized water-based recreationarea and an integral part of futurewater supply plans for Pinal County.

In a recent study (see "Publica-tions," p. 8), Pinal County analyzedoptions to expand and enhance thereservoir currently serving as an irriga-tion water storage facility for theBureau of Indian Affairs' San Carlos

Picacho Reservoir reconsidered, as new uses are proposed. (Photo courtesy Pinal County.

Irrigation Project (SCIP). The reser-voir's role as a storage facility wouldexpand to include groundwater re-charge, protection of riparian areas,flood control and recreation. Projectexpansion could be accomplishedthrough various strategies includingdredging the existing reservoir, raisingand reinforcing its banks, building anew reservoir, and diverting the Mc-Clellan Wash.

Brad Gair, Director of Pinal Coun-ty's Department of Civil Works, in-dicated that groundwater recharge is animportant component of the proposedfacility. Potential sources of rechargewater include the Gila River, Mc-Clellan Wash, Brady Wash and CentralArizona Project water. Banking ofCAP water, the largest potential sourceof project water, requires an agreementbetween the Central Arizona WaterConservation District and SCIP, andthe resolution of environmental issuesassociated with the introduction ofnon-native species in CAP water.

The Pinal County Water Augmen-tation Authority is currently develop-ing its plan which may involveoverseeing and/or financing thePicacho project. Other potential pro-ject participants include SCIP, U.S.Bureau of Reclamation, Pinal County,Arizona Department of Water Re-sources, and the City of Mesa.

ADEQ Reorganizing

.A. proposed reorganization plan forthe Arizona Department of Environ-mental Quality is available for publicreview. The design scraps the currentmedia-based structure (air, water andwaste) in favor of three functionally-oriented divisions: inspections, compli-ance and enforcement; permits andremediation; and environmental scienceand planning. In addition, Communi-ty Programs (including public informa-tion) and Support Services will reportto the Deputy Director.

The goal is to improve communi-cation, efficiency and flexibility byconsolidating similar functions, therebyimproving customer service. Afterreceiving feedback on the plan, ADEQwill begin the implementation phase.


Arizona Rivers Listedas Endangered

Three rivers that run through Ari-zona have the dubious distinction ofbeing listed as among the Southwest'smost endangered streams. The list,compiled by American Rivers, includesthe Gua, San Pedro and Virgin rivers.

American Rivers noted that theGua River is the only U.S. river basinwith all 47 of its freshwater fish specieseither extinct, listed as threatened orendangered or recommended as candi-dates of such listings. The Gua entersArizona from New Mexico and flowsthrough metropolitan Phoenix, beforejoining the Colorado River near Yuma.

The San Pedro is endangered bygroundwater pumping in the SierraVista area, a large upriver Mexican cop-per mine and the introduction of non-native fish, according to the conserva-tion group. The San Pedro flowsnorth from Mexico, joining the GuaRiver southeast of Phoenix.

The Virgin River in northwestArizona is considered threatened dueto increasing demand for its waters byboth Las Vegas and southwesternUtah, according to the organization.Increased water demands purportedlythreaten several endangered native fish.

Beavers May AgainDam San Pedro

.A_fter a long absence, beaver may re-turn to the San Pedro River. Its re-introduction is proposed in the HabitatManagement Plan for the San PedroRiparian National Conservation Area.

Once abundant in the San Pedroarea, the beaver's demise was partly theresult of fur trapping during 1820-30.Pressures from settlement - grazing,water diversion and groundwaterpumping - later sealed the beavers'fate. The military dynamited beaverdams to halt the spread of malaria.

Beavers now are understood ascontributing to the health of riparianareas and reintroduction programshave been underway for more than 75years. By building dams, beavers

widen the riparian strip, lessen erosion,slow flood waters, as well as providenew habitat for wildlife and fish.

The Bureau of Land Managementand the Arizona Department of Gameand Fish propose reintroducing thebeaver as part of a strategy to restorethe San Pedro River within the Na-tional Conservation Area. The firstbeavers could be released in September,and a total of 30 pairs may eventuallyinhabit the area.

For information about the projectcontact: the Bureau of Land Manage-ment, Attn: Beaver Scoping, 12661 E.Broadway, Tucson Arizona, 85748.

Three Riparian SpeciesProposed as Endangered

Endangered status is proposed for asalamander and two water plants foundonly in cienegas in the Santa Cruz andSan Pedro river watersheds. The U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (IJSFW)proposed listing the Sonora tigersalamander, Canelo Hills ladies'tresses, a yellow and whiteorchid, and the Huachuca waterumbel, a floating plant. Threats tothe species include habitat degrada-tion, illegal collection, disease,predation and competitionwith non-native species.

The proposed designation hassparked controversy. Ranchersfear special protection for 'the species will restrict theiroperations. Irrigators feargroundwater pumping may be cut.

"Grazing does not appear to bea real threat," said Jim Rorabaugh,a USFW biologist, although he -

noted overgrazing may be aissue. The agency indicated,however, that future increasesin groundwater pumping and associat-ed declines in perennial surface waterflows may pose a threat to the habitatof the two plant species. The salaman-der species actually depends on ongo-ing operation of livestock tanks.

The controversy over potentiallisting of endangered species usuallyheats up if critical habitat is establishedby USFW. At the time of the pro-I

posed listing, critical habitat was notdesignated. Jeff Humphrey of USFWindicated that habitat designation maynot be part of the management planfor these species. USFW hopes tocooperate with ranchers and the U.S.Forest Service to improve habitat.

For more information contactState Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wild-life Service, 2321 West Royal PalmRd., Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85021;phone 602-640-2720.

Owl Proposed asEndangered, Too

IJ.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hasproposed endangered species status forthe Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl.Ranging throughout much of Mexicointo Central America, the owl prefersriparian habitat. Its range withinArizona extends north to New Riverat elevations below 3000 feet. The Ser-vice believes its demise is largely due to

destruction of habitat, caused bywater pumping and diversion, dams,urban development and overgrazing.

The proposed listing designates theowl as "endangered" and declares cer-

tain areas "critical habitat."The proposed areas include most of

the Santa Cruz River andRillito Creek in the Tucson

area and portions of the San Ped-ro, New, and Gila Rivers. A

critical habitat designation pri-marily affects federal actionsin the critical area. Private,

state, and local government ac-actions are unaffected, unless

those actions require a federalpermit or involve federal funding.Comments range from strong

support to strong opposition. Someopponents believe listing the owl is

unwarranted because the bird neverwas common in Arizona, and the Ari-zona portion of its range is not signi-ficant to the survival of the species.

The proposal is in the FederalRegister, Dec. 12, 1994 - 5OCFR Part17. For more information contact:Robert Marshall, U.S. Fish and Wild-life, 2321 W. Royal Palm, #103, Phoe-nix AZ 85021. Phone 602-640-2750.


TTTTLegislation & Law

New Laws, cont. from p. 1

irrigation limited to no more than one-half acre. Domestic uses are to besummarily adjudicated at a quantity ofthree acre-feet a year per residentialconnection.

"Small business use" is defined as asingle appropriation serving one busi-ness including one-half acre of outsideirrigation and a total quantity of nomore than three acre-feet a year. Alsothe bill requires summary adjudicationof "stockwatering uses" with reason-able use not to exceed one acre-foot ayear.

House Bill 2276 also narrows thecourt's assignment and introducesprocedural changes to streamline theadjudication process. Further, it desig-nated the superior court, not the su-preme court, to appoint a special mas-ter for the proceedings. fiB 2276 alsoestablishes a permanent joint legislativecommittee to monitor the generalstream adjudication and its funding.

The bill sparked a flurry of legalmaneuvering to test its constitutional-ity and resolve other legal question thelegislation raised. In response to re-quests, Superior Court Judge SusanBolton ordered a stay of most GilaRiver adjudication activities until June2 when she has scheduled a hearing.

Other changes to the surface watercode resulted from passage of HouseBill 2193, signed by GovernorSymington on April 19. This billdefines stockwatering, stockpond, anddomestic water rights as connected toboth federal and state public lands.The bill assigns state-based waterrights, in the case of state and federalleases, to the appropriator of the wa-terfrequently a rancher or farmer.

Further, water certificates are to beissued to the state of Arizona, unlessstockwatering, stockpond, and domes-tic water use is in connection with a

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ranch or farm. In such cases, watercertificates will be issued in the nameof the lease holder who perfected thewater right. The bill also requires thatthe permission of the state land com-missioner be obtained before rightsestablished under the ranch and farmexemption are transferred from thepublic land.

In other action, Senate Bill 2196repealed a 1986 law that allowed citi-zens to sue polluters if state environ-mental officials refused to enforce anti-pollution laws. The repealed law isreplaced with a provision that permitsindividuals to directly sue the ArizonaDepartment of Environmental Quality(ADEOJ. Although only several suitsresulted from the 1986 law, RustyBower, the sponsor or SB 2196, saidthe business community feared dealingwith four million "vigilantes.»

House Bill 2319 allows the gover-nor to dismiss members of variousboards and commissions without cause.Arizona law previously allowed mostboard and commission members toserve a fixed term, with removal onlyfor just cause, such as misconduct.The new law permits a governor toremove only his appointees withoutcause, not those of a predecessor.

Business feared dealing withfour million «vigilantes. »

Critics charge that GovernorSymington supported the bill to disci-pline the state Game and Fish Depart-ment. The department's goal of main-taining habitat for wildlife at times setthe agency in conflict with businessand ranching interest pushing theirland use plans. The governor deniesthe allegation saying the bill allowshim to ensure that he has a moresupportive team. An unlikely coali-tion of hunting and environmentalgroups are circulating a petition toinvalidate House Bill 2319.

Environmental education took abeating this legislative session. TheLegislature rescinded Arizona's envi-ronmental education mandate. Envi-

ronmental education is no longer arequired subject, and if a school districtchooses to provide it, certain directivesmust be followed. For example, theprogram must be based on the mostcurrent scientific data and must addresseconomic and social implications ofenvironmental education.

Further, funds derived from thesale of Arizona environmental platesno longer will go to the Arizona De-partment of Education to supportenvironmental education. Instead, upto half will be allocated to the NaturalResource Conservation District educa-tion centers, with the other half avail-able to schools in the form of grants toteach environmental education.

Senate Bills 1203 and 1249, whichassist small communities and newdevelopments in constructing waste-water treatment facilities, were sup-ported by ADEQ. SB 1203 expandsthe definition of who can participate inthe State Revolving Fund (SRF) forwastewater treatment projects so thatsmall and medium-sized rural commu-nities can more easily participate.

The SRF was established in 1989 aspart of the Wastewater ManagementAuthority of Arizona to use federalgrant monies and local revenues tmake low-cost loans to certain quali-fled Arizona political subdivisions forwastewater treatment projects. TheWastewater Management Authorityissues bonds, which are repaid to theSRF over a period of up to 20 years.The bill generated support as both anenvironmental measure and an eco-nomic development initiative.

SB 1249 addresses concerns ofmunicipalities and developers overdelays in ADEQ review of on-sitewastewater projects. Historically, theproblem has been associated withhousing booms. The bill deals withthe fluctuations in demand for reviewand approval of on-site wastewaterprojects by allowing the ADEQ direc-tor to use private sector inspectors.The bill also offers developers andothers the option of paying for anexpedited review of their wastewatertreatment plans.

Special Projects

Individuals and organizations involved in water-relatedstudies, pilot projects and applied research are invited to submitinformation for this section.

IN'l onitoring water quality along the U.S.-Mexico bordermay be more consistent and uniform in the future with thepublication of a bilingual handbook describing proper sam-pling techniques. The Field Manualfor Water Quality Sam-pling/Manual de Campo para el Muestreo de la Calidad deiAgua presents a sampling protocol consistent with the prac-tices of Mexican and U.S. federal and state agencies. Devel-oped over a two-year period, the handbook represents thecooperative efforts of numerous agencies and organizationsin both countries.

Growing economic ties between Mexico and the U.S.have increased economic activity in the border area. TheWater Resources Research Center, College of Agriculture,The University of Arizona (WRRC), in cooperation withthe Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)developed the publication in response to growing concernabout public health and environmental conditions along theborder.

In 1992, the WRRC identified three serious obstacles toenvironmental monitoring and remediation efforts along theU.S.-Mexico border: 1) absence of a single agreed-upon pro-tocol for taking water quality samples; 2) inadequate trainingfor some persons working in the field taking water qualitysamples; and 3) technical and bureaucratic barriers to sharingthe results of water quality testing. This field manual isintended to address the first of these problems.

The manual outlines a step-by-step process, from siting awater sampling station to shipping collected samples toanalytical laboratories. Beginning with a section on safe-guarding samplers' health and safety, the manual coversplanning stages, including selecting and establishing samplingstations, and making preparations prior to going into thefield. The majority of the handbook is devoted to describingcorrect procedures for sampling both groundwater andsurface water for nearly all types of potential contaminants,including volatile organics, heavy metals, radionuclides,bacteria and viruses. Illustrations, check lists, and step-by-step instructions are provided, as well as post-sampling in-structions, reference and glossary information and a fullindex.

Preparation of this document was made possible by theWater Quality Division, ADEQ, and the U.S. Environmen-tal Protection Agency. The drafting, translation and reviewprocess lasted over a year and included meetings with Mexi-

can and U.S. governmental officials and researchers fromuniversities on both sides of the border. State agencies inArizona, Sonora, Texas and California also participated,along with the International Boundary and Water Commis-sion (IBWC), and its Mexican counterpart, Comisi6n Inter-nacional de Límites y Aguas (CILA).

Up to two copies of the bilingual manual are availablefree of charge to agencies and organization with water quali-ty sampling interests; additional copies are available at thecost of printing and distribution, or between $8 and $10each, depending on quantities and method of shipping.

For further information on the bilingual field manual,contact Gary Woodard at the WRRC, 520-792-9591, orMario Castañeda at ADEQ, 800-234-5677, ext. 4409; thosewith access to the World Wide Web will find the field manu-al and related information on the WRRC's home page athttp://ag.arizona.edu/AZWATER/.

Designed for field use in rugged conditions and sized to lit abac/e pocket, the manual is printed in indelible ink onwater-proof tear-proofpaper. Nearly indestructible, it alsofloats. (Photo by H. Ameden & B. Teliman, WRRC.)



Publications

Field Manual For Water Quality Sampling/Manual DeCampo Para El Muestreo De La Calidad Del AguaThis new bilingual manual, intended to serve as a field refer-ence guide for collection of water quality samples fromsurface water and groundwater, provides consistent fieldsampling protocols in both English and Spanish. The manu-al, prepared by the University of Arizona's Water ResourcesResearch Center with the Arizona Department of Environ-mental Quality, describes techniques. For more informationor how to order, see "Special Projects," p. 7.

The Tucson Basin Environmental EducationResource GuideThis guide lists over 90 private organizations and publicagencies that currently are providing environmental educa-tion programs to educators, school children and the public.The guide provides contact names and numbers along withbrief descriptions of the organizations. Copies may bepicked up at the Tucson Resource Center for EnvironmentalEducation for $1 or send $2 to the T.R.E.E. Center, P.O.Box 2609, Tucson AZ 85702-2609; phone 520-620-6142.

Arid Arizona Not Lacking Water Education ProgramsJoe Gelt. Vol 8, No. 2 of Arroyo, a quarterly publication ofthe Water Resources Research Center. This edition describesthe abundance and variety of water education programs inArizona. Knowledge about water affairs in the state broad-ens if, along with studying specific water concerns, we alsolearn about the education programs that inform Arizonansabout pertinent water issues. Individual copies - also sub-scriptions of Arroyo - are available without charge from theWater Resources Research Center, University of Arizona,350 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85721; phone 520-792-9591; fax 520-792-8518.

Drinking Water Treatment for Small Communities:A Focus on EPA's ResearchThis free, 28-page booklet discusses ways small systems canreduce the risk of contaminated drinking water by usingsuch low-cost treatment alternatives as package plants andhome treatment units. According to the booklet, manysmall systems will need to upgrade existing treatment facili-ties or design new ones to comply with new Safe DrinkingWater Act requirements. This publication describes currentresearch projects at the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency's Office of Research and Development (ORD) relat-ed to testing and evaluating drinking water treatment tech-nologies. To order, call ORD's Center for EnvironmentalResearch Information in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 513-569-7562,and request publication number 640/K-94/003.

What Am I Drinking? An Analysis of Small DrinkingWater System NeedsThis report, written by Robert A. Rapoza Associates for theCenter for Community Change with funding from the FordFoundation, analyzes the results of a survey of state officialswho assist small drinking water systems. The report con-cludes that funding is needed to address inadequate technicalcapability among small drinking water systems, and recom-mends funding be provided to states and qualified nonprofitsfor management, operations training, and technical assis-tance. The report also recommends a national requirementthat all drinking water system operators be certified. Thereport costs $10. For more information contact, RobertRapoza, president, or Paul Cohn, policy associate, at RapozaAssociates, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. Suite 850, Washing-ton, DC 20004; phone 202-393-5225.

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for theTucson Aqueduct System Reliability Investigation,Central Arizona ProjectThe Draft EIS evaluates the impacts of three alternatives(surface storage reservoir, underground storage and recovery,and redundant features) for incorporating short-term deliveryreliability into the Central Arizona Project (CAP) system forthe Tucson area. A "No Federal Action" alternative also isconsidered. The action proposed in the EIS involves con-struction of a 15,000 acre-foot surface storage reservoirsouthwest of the city of Tucson, near Black Wash and thePascua Yaqui Indian Reservation. The storage would beused during outages of the CAP. Impacts of the surfacereservoir alternative include loss of up to 1,100 acres of lowto medium habitat, loss of at least 67 Pima pineapple cacti,and potential for significant water-based recreation. Publiccomments on the Draft EIS will be accepted through July14, 1995. For further information contact, Bruce D. Ellis,Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 9980, Phoenix, AZ, 85068;phone 602-870-6767.

Picacho Reservoir Enhancement Study for WaterRecharge and Allied PurposesThis report, prepared for Pinal County's Department ofPublic Works by Robert Bein, William Frost and Associates,investigates the feasibility of transforming Picacho Reservoirinto a multi-objective facility. (See "News Briefs," p. 4, forrelated story.) The facility, which currently serves as anirrigation water storage facility, could incorporate severalproject features including groundwater recharge, storage ofCAP water, flood control, enhancement of riparian habitat,and water-based recreation. The report describes the projectarea and potential water sources, discusses state programsthat provide a context for water recharge at Picacho Reser-voir, reviews relevant environmental and regulatory policies,and investigates technical issues associated with expansion.For more information, contact Theresa Guillen, Pinal Coun-ty, Department of Civil Works, P.O. Box 727, 30 NorthFlorence St., Florence, AZ 85232; phone 520-868-6411; fax520-868-6511.

April-May 1995

TransitionsPat Zurick, Director of Santa Cruz County Public HealthDepartment, has accepted a positìori as environmental healthdirector of the Gallatin County Health Department inBozeman, Montana. Zurick, who joined the department sixyears ago, is credited with bringing threatening environmeri-tal problems in Nogales and the surrounding internationalborder area to the attention of state and federal officials andthe general public. During his tenure, Zurick has addressedsuch issues as sewage flowing through Nogales wash, septicsystem siting standards, and smoke from a burning landfill inNogales, Sonora. Zurick also has been a strong advocate forfederal support for expanded wastewater treatment plantfacilities.

In Gallatin County, Montana, Zurick will be dealingwith different environmental issues. Located on the edge ofYellowstone National Park, and with a population of 54,000,Gallatin County's environmental concerns involve maintain-ing the environmental integrity instead of correcting envi-ronmental damage.

As stipulated by state law, the newly authorized PinalCounty Water Augmentation Authority recently has beenformed. Members were selected by Governor Symingtonfrom a submitted list.

The board is made up of the following members: JimmieB. Kerr, Pinal County Board of Supervisors; Roger Hooper,City of Casa Grande; Jim Sweeney, City of Eloy; PaulPrechel, City of Coolidge; Jerry Allen, Town of Florence,Rick Aguirre, Central Arizona Irrigation and DrainageDistrict; Bill Little, manager of private water districts; EricOlsen, Arizona Water Company; and Van Tenney,Maricopa Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District (but seestory below). The Authority currently is working to devel-op a mission and plan.

Van Tenney has left his position as general manager ofMaricopa Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District toaccept a similar position with the Glenn Cotusa District inWillows, California. The District, located north of Sacra-mento, contains some 160,000 irrigable acres. Rice is aprincipal crop. Maricopa Stanfield's board has elected not toname an interim general manager, choosing instead to imme-diately launch a nation-wide search for a replacement. TheDistrict hopes to have a new general manager on board bylate June or early July.

In an unrelated development, Chairman Bill Scottrecently resigned from Maricopa Stanfield's board. Boardmember Dennis Nowlin is the new chairman. The vacancyon the board created by Scott's resignation has been filled byJack Korsten, Jr., a farmer from Stansfield.

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Thomas C. Turney has been appointed State Engineer ofNew Mexico by Governor Gary Johnson. Turney replacesDon Lopez, who had been serving as Acting State Engineersince the resignation of Eluid Martinez last December.Turney, a 45-year-old native of Santa Fe, has a master'sdegree in sanitary engineering from New Mexico State Uni-versity, and is licensed to practice civil, electrical, and archi-tectural engineering.

Turney's experience in water rights transfer and streammodeling will be put to use as he tackles several pressingissues, including a five-year study of the water supplysituàtion for the central Rio Grande basin, the need forstatewide water planning, and instream flow disputes. NewMexico is the only state with no appropriation mechanismfor instream flows to support habitat and recreation.

Noted marine geologist Robert Dietz died May 19 at hishome in Tempe of a heart attack. He was 80.

Dietz, who was a professor of geology at Arizona StateUniversity until his retirement in 1985, was involved inmany groundbreaking studies in global geology. In the1950s, while with the U.S. Navy, he arranged the purchaseof aqua-lungs, precursors of scuba equipment, from JacquesCousteau of France. He also participated in the constructionof the bathysphere Trieste and its exploration of the Chal-lenger Deep in the western Pacific.

In the 1960s, Dietz elaborated on Harry Hess's theory ofcontinental drift by describing the phenomenon of sea-floorspreading. During the 1970s, Dietz and colleague JohnHolden published maps showing how modern continentsonce had been part of a single continent. Dietz also wasassociated with Project Mohole, an effort to drill a holethrough ocean depths deep into the earth's crust.

Arizona Water Resource is financed in part bysponsoring ageicies, induding

Arizona Department of Environmental QualityArizona Department of Water Resources

Arizona Hydrological Society

Arizona Municipal Water Users Association

Central Arizona Water Conservation DistrictGeraghty & Miller

Metro Water DistrictSalt River Project

Tucson WaterUSGS Water Resources Division

Water Utilities Association of Arizona

Their contributions help make continued publica-tion of this newsletter possible.

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Phoenix GUAC Seeks Member

The Phoenix Active Management Area announces avacancy on its Groundwater Users Advisory Council. TheCouncil advises the area director concerning groundwatermanagement programs and policies. Council members areappointed by the Governor and serve six year terms. Theideal candidate should have background and knowledge ofwater resources management issues from a citizen and/orenvironmental perspective. This vacancy is associated withan existing, unexpired term that ends January 19, 1998.Letters of interest must be submitted by close of business onJune 30, 1995. For more information, contact Mark Frank,Phoenix AMA Director, 500 N. 3rd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004;call 602-417-2465.

AWWA Annual ConferenceUpcoming

The American Water Works Association is holding its 1995Annual Conference and Exposition at the Anaheim Conven-tion Center, Anaheim, California, June 18-22. This confer-ence for water industry professionals features more than 60technical sessions, seminars, facility tours, and a products andservices exposition.

Technical sessions cover a range of topics includingfederal and state regulations, water conservation, technicalinnovations, and public policy and relations. Registrationand conference fees vary with program. For more informa-tion, contact: AWWA, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO80235; phone 303-347-6160.

AHS Calls for Abstracts

The Arizona Hydrological Society calls for abstracts ofpapers or posters for the Eighth Annual Symposium to beheld September 14 and 15 in Tucson. Proposed topics in-clude riparian preservation, restoration, CAP issues, con-structed wetlands, sustainable hydrology/recharge, waterconservation, evaporation/infiltration, border issues, remedia-tion, management and policy, modeling/computer applica-tions, tribal water management, etc.

Abstracts should be limited to 150 words and must besubmitted by June 12. For more information contact MikeGeddis, Hydrology and Water Resources Department, J.W.Harshbarger Bld. #11, The University of Arizona, Tucson,AZ 85721.

Sustainable Use of the West'sWater Conference Topic

The Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colora-do School of Law, is holding its Sixteenth Annual SummerConference "Sustainable Use of the West's Water," in Boul-der, Colorado June 12-14. The conference will explore themeaning of sustainability in the context of the West's de-mands, development, and natural values. Registration is $495if received by June 2, and $545 thereafter. For more infor-mation contact the Natural Resources Law Center, Universi-ty of Colorado, Campus Box 401, Boulder CO 80309-0401;phone 303-492-1288; fax 303-492-1297.

Scholarship Offered for Water Studies

The Arizona Hydrological Society will award three $500student scholarships in 1995. The purpose of the awards isto encourage undergraduate (juniors and seniors) and gradu-ate students in Arizona to excel in hydrology, hydrogeologyor any other water-related field. An application letter,official transcripts, and recommendation letters must besubmitted by June 30 to Dr. Aregai Tecle, Northern Arizo-na University, School of Forestry, P.O. Box 15018, Flagstaff,AZ 86011-5018.

Help Wanted: Hydrologists

Four hydrologist positions (Hydrologists I,II,ffl,IV) areopen in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.These opportunities are for Cole and Phelps County. Salarydepends on position and experience ($2,044-$2,711 permonth for Hydrologist 1. Official application forms can beobtained from the Missouri Division of Personnel, TrumanState Office Building, P.O. Box 388, Jefferson City, MO65102; phone 314-751-4162; TDD 314-526-4488.

Phoenix AMA Job Opening

A. water resources specialist position (WRS U - salary$26,985-$41,912) will soon be open in the Phoenix ActiveManagement Area (AMA). Responsibilities include adininis-tering water rights; municipal, industrial and agriculturalwater planning; regulating groundwater recharge; and operat-ing a grant fund. Minimum qualifications are one year as aWRS I, or two years of professional level water resourcesmanagement experience. Graduate work can be substitutedfor work experience. For more information call the PhoenixAMA at 602-417-2465. Submit a resume and cover letter toJim Hoiway, ADWR, 500 N. 3rd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004.A resume must also be submitted to State Personnel; forinformation call 602-542-5216.

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RECURRING

Arizona Hydrological Society (Flagstaff). Next regularlyscheduled meeting will be in Aug./Sept. Meetings in sum-mer by announcement. Contact: Don Bills 520-556-7142.

Arizona Hydrological Society (Phoenix). June 13, 5:30 p.m.Salt River Project, PERA Club, i E. Continental Dr.,Tempe. RSVP Sandy Kuchan 602-966-2337.

Arizona Hydrological Society (Tucson). 2nd Tuesday ofthe month, June 13, 7:00 p.m. Tim Allen from HughesAircraft will speak about groundwater remediation. WRRC,350 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson. Contact: Laurie Wirt 520-670-6231.

Arizona Water & Pollution Control Association. Monthlyluncheon meetings will resume in the fall. Contact: BradJurkovac 520-791-2544.

Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission. 4th Tues-day, Showlow. Contact: Trish McCraw 602-417.2400.

Arizona Water Resources Advisory Board. To be schedul-ed. Contact: Craig Sullivan 602-417-2440.

Central Arizona Project. ist Thursday of the month, 12:30p.m. CAP Board Room, 23636 N. 7th St., Phoenix.Contact: Donna Micetic 602-870-2333.

City of Tucson Citizens Advisory Committee. ist Tuesdayof the month, 7:00 a.m. 310 W. Alameda, Tucson. Contact:Karen Alff 520-791-2666.

Maricopa Association of Governments / Water QualityAdvisory Committee. Next meeting to be announced.Contact: Eileen Miller 602.254-6308.

Maricopa County Flood Control Advisory Board. 4thWednesday of the month, 2:00 p.m. 2801 W. Durango.Phoenix. Contact: 602-506-1501.

Phoenix AMA, GUAC. June 7, 9:30 a.m. ConferenceRoom A, 500 N. 3rd St., ADWR, Phoenix. Contact: MarkFrank 602-417-2465.

Pima Association of Governments / Water Quality Sub-committee. 3rd Thursday of the month, 9:30 a.m. 177 N.Church St., Suite 405, Tucson. Contact: Gail Kushner520-792-1093.

Pima Co. Flood Control District Advisory Committee.3rd Wed. of the month. 7:30 a.m. Room A, 201 N. Stone,Tucson. Contact: Carla Danforth 520-740-6350.

Pinal AMA, GUAC. Contact: Dennis Kimberlin520-836-4857.

Prescott AMA, GUAC. Tentatively scheduled for June 19,10:00 a.m. 2200 E. Hillsdale, Prescott. Contact: Phil Foster520-778-7202.

Santa Cruz AMA, GUAC. June 28, 9:00 a.m. 857 W. BellRd., Suite 3, Nogales. Contact: Placido Dos Santos520-761-1814.

Tucson AMA, GUAC. Tentatively scheduled for July 21,9:00 a.m. 400 W. Congress, Suite 518, Tucson. Contact:Kathy Jacobs 520-628-6758.

Verde Watershed Association. To be announced. Contact:Tom Bonomo, VWA Newsletter Editor, do Verde R.D.,P.O. Box 670, Camp Verde, 520-567-4121.

Water Utilities Association of, Arizona. Monthly luncheonmeeting. Greg Patterson, Director of the Residential UtilityConsumers Office, will speak. Jun. 9, 12:00 p.m. at LosOlivos Executive Hotel, 202 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix.Cost is $12. To make reservations call 602-234-1315.

Yavapai County Flood Control District Board of Direc-tors 2nd Monday of the month in Prescott, 255 E. GurleySt.; 4th Monday in Cottonwood, 575 E. Mingus. Contact:YCFCD, 255 East Gurley, Prescott, 520-771-3196.

UPCOMING

July 22 & 23, AHS Annual Corporate Board Picnic.An overnight in the San Francisco Peaks area. All membersand families are welcome. Events include competition be-tween Tucson and Phoenix chapters in horseshoes and vol-leyball. Contact Laurie Wirt 520-670-6231.

August 1-4, Whose Thirst is First? A New Paradigm forWater Management? Annual conference of the UniversitiesCouncil on Water Resources in Portland, Maine. Forinformation contact Camille Hedden, UCOWR ExecutiveDirector's Office, 4543 Farner Hall, Southern Illinois Uni-versity, Carbondale, IL 62901-4526; phone 618-536-7571.

Submit calendar, announcement, or publication information toHolly Ameden at the WRRC; 602-792-9591; fax 602.792-8518.


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AWRA Calls for Abstracts

he American Water Resources Association is calling forabstracts for its Annual Summer Symposium, "WatershedRestoration Management: Physical, Chemical, and BiologicalConsiderations" to be held in Syracuse, New York, July1996. AWRA is requesting papers that address scientific,legal, management, operational, policy, public participation,regulatory, and technical issues pertaining to watershedrestoration and function.

Abstract are due August 1, 1995. For more information,contact Dr. Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Program Technical Chair-person, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forest-¡y, 1 Forestry Dr., Syracuse, NY 13210; phone 315-470-6565;fax 315-470-6956.

Water Protection Fund Releases GrantManual, Schedules Workshops

he Arizona Water Protection Fund has released the finalversion of its application manual. To order a copy, contactTricia McGraw, Arizona Department of Water Resources,Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission, 500 NorthThird Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004; phone 602-417-2460.

The Water Protection Fund Commission has $4 millionin grant funds for the current fiscal year and an additional $6million for next fiscal year. The Commission anticipates aproposal deadline of August 1, with grants to be awarded byOctober. The Commission also has scheduled a series ofnine grant application workshops around the state startingJune 8 in Yuma, and concluding June 21 in Show Low (seeaccompanying table).

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Date & Time Location

Thursday, June 86:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers180 W. ist St.Yuma, AZ

Monday, June 126:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Eastern Arizona Col. Aravaipa RmHwy 70 & College Blvd.Thatcher, AZ

Tuesday, June 1310:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers160 5. HuachucaBenson, AZ

Tuesday, June 136:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Tucson Library Children's Room101 N. Stone Ave.Tucson, AZ

Thursday, June 1510:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers211 W. AspenFlagstaff, AZ

Thursday, June 156:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

City Town Hall435 S. Main St., Rm. 206Camp Verde, AZ

Monday, June 1910:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

City Council Chambers300 E. 4th St.Casa Grande, AZ

Monday, June 196:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

AZ Dept. of Water Resources500 N. Third St., 3rd fir.Phoenix, AZ

Wednesday, June 216:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

City Council Chambers200 W. CooleyShow Low, AZ

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