HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2000-065 agreement for delivery and recharge of in lieu water at cortaro projectMARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2000-65
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA,
ACCEPTING AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
TOWN OF MARANA AND CORTARO WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT FOR
CORTARO-MARANA IRRIGATION DISTRICT ("CORTARO") FOR DELIVERY AND
RECHARGE OF IN-LIEU WATER AT CORTARO'S GROUNDWATER SAVING PROJECT,
PURSUANT TO A.R.S. § 45-812.01,. ET SEQ.
WHEREAS, the Town of Marana, in order to maintain its Designation of Assured Water
Supply, is required by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) to recharge or directly
use renewable resource water to offset the groundwater pumped each year; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Marana pumped 464 acre-feet of groundwater in 1999 and has
current agreements to acquire Central Arizona Project (CAP) water for recharge; and
WHEREAS, Cortaro-Marana Irrigation District ("Cortaro") possesses a Groundwater
Savings Facility Permit from the ADWR authorizing the storage of 20,000 acre-feet per year of CAP
water; and
%VHEREAS, the Town of Marana desires to maximize the use of its CAP water to reduce or
offset the Town's use of groundwater; and
WHEREAS, the Town desires to deliver CAP water to Cortaro at its Groundwater Savings
Facility for which the Town holds a Water Storage Permit; and
WHEREAS, Cortaro desires to use CAP water for its irrigation needs in order to reduce its
pumped water use, in accordance with its Groundwater Facility Permit; and
WHEREAS, Cortaro desires to purchase CAP water from the Town and the Town desires
to sell Cortaro such CAP water under the terms and conditions herein; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council find that it is in the best interest of the Town to enter
into the Agreement ;vith Cortaro to recharge CAP In-Lieu water.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of'
Marana, Arizona, accepting and authorizing the approval of the Agreement between the Town of
Marana and Cortaro for the detiveq' and recharge of' In-Lieu Central Arizona Project Water.
Marana. Arizona Resolution No. 2000-65 Page I of 2
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona, this
20th day of June, 2000.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
-~Daniel }. Hochuli, Esq.
As Town Attorney
and not personally
~TON, JR.
Marana, Arizona Resolution No. 2000-65 Page 2 of 2
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RECORDED BY: RBI.
DEPUTY RECORDER
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TOWN OF MARANA
ATTN: TOWN CLERK
13251 N LON ADAMS RD
MARANA AZ 85653
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TOWN OF MARAN A MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM
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CORTAROWATER USERS' ASSOCIATION
IN-LIEU WATER DELIVERIES AND STORAGE
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AGREEMENT
Between
TOWN OF MARANA MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM
And
CORTARO WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION
IN-LIEU WATER DELIVERIES AND STORAGE
This Agreement is made this ~~1t day of June, 2000, by and between the Town of
Marana (Town), a Municipal Corporation, and Cortaro Water Users' Association, as agent or
Cortaro-Marana Irrigation District ("Cortaro") for the delivery and storage of In-Lieu Water at
a Groundwater Savings Project pursuant to A.R.S. ~ 45-812.01, et seq.
I. Recitals
A. Cortaro possesses a Groundwater Savings Facility Permit from the
Arizona Department of Water Resources authorizing the storage of
20,000 acre feet per year of Central Arizona Project ("CAP") water.
B. The Town is a party to a contract with the Central Arizona Water
Conservation District (CA WCD) enabling it to purchase CAP water.
C. The Town desires to maximize the use of its CAP water to reduce or
offset the Town's use of groundwater within the Tucson Active
Management Area.
D. The Town desires to deliver CAP water to Cortaro at its Groundwater
Savings Facility for which the Town holds a Water Storage Permit.
E.
Cortaro desires to use CAP water for its irrigation needs in order to
reduce its Pumped Water use, in accordance with its Groundwater
Facility Permit.
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Cortaro desires to purchase CAP water from the Town and the Town
desires to sell Cortaro such CAP water under the terms and conditions
herein.
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NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of, the mutual covenants set forth
herein the Town and Cortaro agree to the following terms and conditions:
Covenants
1. Definitions
"ADWR" shall mean the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
"CAP water" shall mean the Central Arizona Project water that the District has
the legal right to purchase and use.
"CA WCD" shall mean the Central Arizona Water Conservation District.
"Cortaro" shall mean Cortaro Water Users' Association, as agent for CMID.
"Town" shall mean the Town of Marana Municipal Water System.
"Delivery" or "Delivered" shall mean CAP water purchased by the District,
made available in the CA WCD canal at the designated point specified by Cortaro and received
by Cortaro.
"Facility Permit" shall mean Permit No. 72-538100.0100 issued by ADWR to
Cortaro to operate a groundwater savings facility pursuant to A.R.S. ~ 45-801.01 et seq.
"Groundwater Savings Facility" shall mean a groundwater savings facility
pursuant to A.R.S. ~ 45-812.01, for which a Facility Permit has been issued.
"In-Lieu Water" shall mean CAP water as defined in A.R.S. ~ 45-802.01(9),
purchased by the Town for Delivery to Cortaro under this Agreement.
"Pumped Water" shall mean water withdrawn from any of the wells listed in
the plan of operation incorporated in the Facility Permit and designated by the ADWR as
pumping groundwater for the purpose of Title 45 of A. R. S., Chapter 3.1.
"Water Storage Permit" shall mean the permit issued by ADWR to the Town
for storage of In-Lieu Water at the Groundwater Savings Facility pursuant to A.R.S. ~ 45-
801.01, et seq.
"Long-term Storage Credits" shall mean those credits accrued by the Town's
Account LTS #70-411220 from In-Lieu Water stored pursuant to this Agreement, as
determined by the requirements of A.R.S. ~ 45-852.01.
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2. Obligations of Cortaro
2.1 Purpose of Use. Cortaro shall use the In-Lieu Water Delivered under this
Agreement for agricultural irrigation, to replace, on a gallon-for-gallon basis, Pumped Water
within the area designated on the Facility Permit.
2.2 Quantity of In-Lieu Water. Pursuant to applicable Facility and Water Storage
Permits issued by the ADWR, Cortaro shall request that the Town order a minimum of 500
acre-feet of In-Lieu Water for calendar year 2000, provided, however that if Cortaro desires to
order additional amounts of CAP water, the Town may do so upon the mutual agreement of the
Town and Cortaro. Cortaro shall take Delivery of any and all In-Lieu Water ordered by the
Town on Cortaro's behalf.
2.3 Notice of Order.
2.3 .1 Annual. On or before September 15 of each year Cortaro shall submit a
preliminary order to the Town for In-Lieu Water for the following calendar year. The order
shall indicate, by month, the number of acre-feet of In-Lieu Water requested by Cortaro to be
Delivered for the twelve (12) month period beginning January 1.
2.3.2 Monthly. On the twentieth (20) day of each month, and as requested by
CA WCD, Cortaro shall submit to CA WCD its order for the amount of In-Lieu Water required
by Cortaro for the following 2 months. A copy of each monthly order shall be provided
simultaneously to the Town. The Town and Cortaro shall consult on a monthly basis as to the
status of In-Lieu Water Deliveries made pursuant to this Agreement. This provision shall
govern all Deliveries of In-Lieu water beginning on the effective date of this Agreement, as set
forth above.
2.4 Monthly Meter Reading. All water Delivered from the water supply system shall
be measured with equipment furnished and installed by CA WCD and operated and maintained
by CA WCD in accordance with ADWR standards and requirements. The results of such
measurement shall be subject to monitoring and verification, in cooperation with Cortaro, from
time to time by the Town.
2.5 Points of Delivery. Cortaro shall take Delivery of the In-Lieu Water at the Cortaro
CAP Turnout located at Tangerine Road and Interstate Highway 10.
2.6 Water Quality Standard. Cortaro shall be responsible for meeting all applicable
federal, state, or local water quality standards for its use of the In-Lieu Water and for reasons
beyond Cortaro I s control may decline to take Delivery of any In-Lieu Water Cortaro
determines to be unsuitable for irrigation use under said standards. In-Lieu Water determined
to be unsuitable for irrigation shall be included in calculating Cortaro' s compliance with the
minimum order requirement of Section 2.2, but shall not be subject to the payment obligations
of Sections 2.7 and 3.5, except to the extent Cortaro takes Delivery of the In-Lieu Water.
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2.7 In-Lieu Water Charge Per Acre-Foot. Cortaro shall pay the Town $5.00 per acre-
foot for In-Lieu Water Delivered during the term of this Agreement. In the event that Cortaro
fails to accept Delivery of In-Lieu Water ordered from CAWCD by or on Cortaro's behalf in
accordance with Sections 2.3.1 and 3.3, Cortaro shall nonetheless pay the Town the actual cost
of such ordered but not Delivered In-Lieu Water, except as provided by Sections 2.6 (except to
the extent Cortaro takes Delivery of the In-Lieu Water), 2.10 and 2.11, hereof.
2.8 Delivery Systems and Other Costs. Cortaro shall be responsible for the design,
construction and costs of any necessary delivery systems required to be constructed on
property owned or controlled by Cortaro to accept Delivery of In-Lieu Water under the terms
of this Agreement. Cortaro shall be solely responsible for any costs arising out of the use of
the In-Lieu Water, the operation or maintenance of the delivery systems described in this
paragraph or the construction, operation and maintenance of any treatment system or other
delivery system. Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring Cortaro to construct, replace,
operate or maintain any delivery system or portion thereof on property not owned or controlled
by Cortaro.
2.9 Maintain of Records: Reporting. Cortaro shall maintain all records and accounts of
Deliveries, storage and uses of the In-Lieu Water under this Agreement. Cortaro shall provide
the Town, annually, all records, accounts, reports, plans necessary for the Town to file any
reports or other documentation required under the terms of its Water Storage Permit. Cortaro
shall file all reports and documentation required under the Facility Permit. Copies of all such
records, accounts, reports, plans or other documents shall be made available to the Town.
2.10 Ineligible In-Lieu Water. Instead of the fee set forth in Section 2.7 hereof, if
ADWR determines that any In-Lieu Water Delivered was not used on gallon-for-gallon basis
in-lieu of groundwater under A.R.S. ~ 45-852.01(C)(2), Cortaro shall reimburse the Town
$10.00 an acre foot for such In-Lieu Water if such determination is based on ADWR's finding
that the In-Lieu Water does not qualify as "water that cannot reasonably be used directly"
under A.R.S. ~ 45-801.01(21)(b) or does not qualify for some other reason beyond Cortaro's
control. If the Town fails to receive Long-term Storage Credits due to reasons within
Cortaro's control, Cortaro shall pay the Town the Town's actual cost for such ineligible
Delivered In-Lieu Water.
2.11 Interruptibility of In-Lieu Water Deliveries: Curtailments. Cortaro
acknowledges the interruptible nature of the In-Lieu Water supply to be furnished under this
Agreement. The Town shall not be liable for any damages to Cortaro resulting from
curtailment, interruptions, discontinuances or reductions in supply or undeliverable water that
are beyond the control of the Town. In-Lieu Water deliveries curtailed, interrupted,
discontinued or reduced by someone other than Cortaro shall still count toward Cortaro' s
obligation to order under Section 2.2 hereof, and Cortaro shall only be obligated to pay the
fees set forth in Sections 2.7 hereof for the amount of the actual In-Lieu Water Delivered due
to the curtailment, interruption, discontinuance or reduction.
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2.12 Interference with Contract. Nothing herein shall preclude Cortaro from entering
into agreements to accept water and/or effluent for storage by others; provided, however, any
such agreement executed after the effective date of this Agreement shall not adversely effect
the Town's rights under this Agreement or cause Cortaro to otherwise act in any manner that is
inconsistent with this Agreement or Cortaro's obligations under this Agreement.
3. Obligations of the Town
3.1 Water Storage Permit. Town shall be responsible for obtaining a Water Storage
Permit before any In-Lieu Water is Delivered to the Groundwater Savings Facility.
3.2In-Lieu Water Order. By October 1 of each year, the Town shall order from
CAWCD the In-Lieu Water requested by Cortaro pursuant to Section 2.3.1 for Delivery the
next year.
3.3 Delivery of In-Lieu Water. In 2000, the Town shall order and arrange for the
Delivery of 500 acre-feet of In-Lieu Water to be Delivered through the CAP aqueduct to
Cortaro. The Town shall provide assistance reasonably required to achieve Delivery of any
ordered In-Lieu Water to Cortaro. By mutual agreement, the parties may agree to the
Delivery of additional amounts of In-Lieu Water under the terms and conditions herein.
3.4 Quality of In-Lieu Water. Town makes no representations or warranties as to the
quality of any In-Lieu Water Delivered hereunder and is under no obligation to construct or
furnish water treatment facilities to maintain or improve the quality of any In-Lieu Water
Delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
3.5 Billing. Upon receipt of a monthly statement from CA WCD indicating the amount
of In-Lieu Water billed to the Town, the Town shall issue a bill to Cortaro monthly for the In-
Lieu Water to be Delivered under this Agreement. The bill will be for the actual amount of
In-Lieu Water for which the Town has been billed by CA WCD. The amount billed shall be
paid within forty-five (45) days from the date of the bill. Late payments shall incur interest at
the rate of (a) 12 % per annum from and after the date of delinquency of any such payment, or
(b) 4% over Bank of America - Arizona's then applicable prime interest rate, whichever is
lower.
3.6 Accounting. Within 30 days of the Town's receipt of its long-term storage account
report from ADWR reflecting the In-Lieu Water stored pursuant to this Agreement, the Town
shall prepare an accounting of all In-Lieu Water ordered and Delivered to and all payments for
In-Lieu Water paid by Cortaro under Section 3.5 hereof and any adjustment, if any, thereto
pursuant to Sections 2.6, 2.10 or 2.11 hereof. Cortaro shall pay the Town within 10 days of
receipt of said accounting any amounts due pursuant to this Agreement. The Town shall
refund any overpayments made by Cortaro.
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3.7 Accrual of Credits. Pursuant to its Water Storage Permit, the Town shall accrue
Long-Term Storage Credits in its storage account LTS #70-411220 for the In-Lieu Water
Delivered to Cortaro and may use them at its sole discretion. In the event that Cortaro enters
into agreements with other persons to store In-Lieu Water at the same Groundwater Savings
Storage Facility, the In-Lieu Water Delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to
have been Delivered and stored in the same order of priority and sequence as the execution of
this Agreement as compared to any other agreements or amendments thereof entered into by
Cortaro and other third parties. This priority and sequence in delivery of CAP water shall not
apply to Spanish Trail Water Company through the remainder of the year 2000.
3.8 Recovery of Credits. The Town may recover its Long - Term Storage Credits from
any location and at any time as may be permitted by ADWR; provided, however, that such
credits shall not be recovered from within the exterior boundaries of the Cortaro Water Users'
Association without the prior written approval of Cortaro, and under such terms and conditions
as may be mutually agreed to hereafter.
3.9 No Interference with Cortaro. Nothing herein shall be construed to require Cortaro
to construct or replace any facility to take, deliver or recharge In-Lieu Water under this
Agreement or to construct, replace, or operate any well or water related facility to recover
water stored at the Groundwater Savings Facility. Nor shall this Agreement be construed as
Cortaro's consent to the establishment of any recovery well or any recovery activity underlying
the exterior boundaries of the Cortaro Water Users' Association. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Cortaro shall be obligated to pay any costs incurred by the Town for In-Lieu Water
as a result of Cortaro's failure to take Delivery of such In-Lieu Water due to Cortaro's
decision not to construct or replace any facility necessary to take Delivery of such In-Lieu
Water.
4. Term and Termination
4.1 Term. This Agreement shall become effective on the first date written above and
shall be operative up to and including December 31, 2001 unless terminated sooner as
provided by this Agreement. This Agreement shall be renewable for additional five-year
calendar terms upon ninety days written notice of either party to the other.
4.2 Town's Termination Right.
4.2.1 In the event that the Town cannot secure In-Lieu Water, the Town is no
longer eligible to obtain Long-Term Storage Credits or it is impracticable or not feasible due to
regulatory or financial reasons, the Town may terminate this Agreement without further
obligation or consequence upon written notice to Cortaro.
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4.2.2 In the event that the Town fails to obtain an equivalent amount of Long-
Term Storage Credits for the In-Lieu Water stored at the Groundwater Storage Facility during
any year of this Agreement or any extension thereof, the Town may elect to terminate this
Agreement upon written notice to Cortaro. In such event Cortaro shall reimburse the Town
for any and all costs it incurred for the disqualified water pursuant to Sections 2.7 and 3.8.
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4.3 Cortaro's Termination Right. In the event that Cortaro is unable to utilize In-Lieu
Water due to regulatory changes, unsuitability of water for irrigation, weather conditions, acts
of nature or God, flooding, crop failure or other natural disaster, Cortaro may terminate this
Agreement without further obligation or consequence upon written notice to the town, provided
that Cortaro pays the Town for all costs incurred by the Town for the In-Lieu Water ordered
under Sections 2.3.1 and 3.3, but not Delivered.
4.4 Insolvency or Bankruptcy. Notwithstanding any of the above, this Agreement shall
automatically terminate in the event that Cortaro becomes insolvent or initiates bankruptcy
proceedings, loses its Facility Permit or fails to meet its operating or Groundwater Savings
Facility plan of operation.
5. Assignment
5.1 Assignment by District. The Town may assign all or a portion of its obligations
and rights under this Agreement to any successors or assigns without prior written consent of
Cortaro, provided that each such successor in interest or assignee is bound by each and every
term and condition of this Agreement applicable to the Town.
5.2 Assignment of Long-Term Storage Credits. The Town, in its sole discretion, may
assign its Long-Term Storage Credits without prior consent of Cortaro; provided, however,
Town shall not assign credits for recovery of stored water underlying the exterior boundaries
of the Cortaro Water Users' Association without the written consent of Cortaro and upon terms
and conditions acceptable to Cortaro.
5.3 Assignment by Cortaro. Cortaro may not assign all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to any successors or assigns without the prior written consent
of the Town and the Town shall not unreasonably withhold its consent. Further, Cortaro shall
not sell or transfer the In-Lieu Water Delivered under this Agreement to others or allow the
use by others of the In-Lieu Water outside the areas included in the Facility Permit without
prior written consent of the Town. Cortaro may sell, transfer or allow others to use the In-
Lieu Water within the area included in the Facility Permit.
6. Indemnification
6.1 Cortaro shall hold the United States, CAWCD, and the Town harmless from any
damage or claim of damage of any nature whatsoever for which there is legal responsibility,
including property damage, personal injury, or death arising out of or connected with
Cortaro's control, carriage, handling, use, disposal, or distribution of In-Lieu Water Delivered
pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall make Cortaro responsible for or
require Cortaro to indemnify anyone, including Town, for any degradation of the aquifer
associated with use of In-Lieu Water instead of Pumped Water.
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6.2 The Town shall hold Cortaro harmless from any damage or claim of damage of any
nature whatsoever for which there is legal responsibility, including property damage, personal
injury, or death arising out of or connected with the Town's control, carriage, handling, use,
disposal, or distribution of In-Lieu Water Delivered pursuant to this Agreement. Nothing in
this Agreement shall make the Town responsible for or require Town to indemnify others,
including Cortaro, for any degradation of the aquifer associated with the use of In-Lieu Water
instead of Pumped Water.
6.3 The Town and Cortaro shall work together to mitigate any costs incurred by either
party for any In-Lieu Water ordered, but not Delivered due to the conditions set forth in
Sections 2.6, 3.9 or 4.3.
7. Notices
7.1 Any notice, demand or request authorized or required by this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been given when mailed, postage prepaid, or delivered as follows:
If to Town:
Utilities Director
Town of Marana Municipal Water System
12775 N. Sanders Road
Marana, AZ 85653
If to Cortaro:
General Manager
Cortaro Water Users' Association
12253 West Grier Road
Marana, AZ 85653
8. Conflict of Interest
8.1 Pursuant to A.R.S. ~ 38-51l(A), the Town and Cortaro may, within three years
after its execution, cancel this Agreement, without penalty or further obligation, made by
either party if any person significantly involved in initiating, negotiating, securing, drafting or
creating this Agreement on behalf of the Town or Cortaro is, at any time while this Agreement
or any extension of this Agreement is in effect, an employee or agent of the other party to this
Agreement in any capacity or a consultant to the other party of this Agreement with respect to
the subject matter of this Agreement.
9. Governing Law
9.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the parties hereto shall be
governed and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Arizona. The
characterization hereunder, or by the Director of ADWR, of Pumped Water as groundwater is
not binding for any other purpose and is not intended for use and shall not be used as evidence
of the validity, invalidity, nature, legal character, extent or relative priority of any water right
or source of water in any administrative or judicial proceeding except one arising directly from
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the Director's determination pursuant to Chapter 3.1, Title 45, Arizona Revised Statutes,
regarding whether In-Lieu Water Delivered pursuant to this Agreement was Delivered on a
gallon-for-gallon substitute basis in lieu of groundwater that otherwise would have been
pumped by recipient Cortaro from the Tucson Active Management Area.
TOWN OF MARANA
MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM,
an Arizona Municipal Corporation
CORTARO WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION,
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
RE: Town of Maran a (Town) and Cortaro Water Users' Association (Cortaro) In-Lieu
CAP Recharge Agreement dated June i.i.-, 2000.
Section 2.7 of the above referenced Agreement requires Cortaro to pay the Town
$5.00 for each acre-foot ofIn-Lieu water delivered to Cortaro during the term of the
Agreement. During the term of the Agreement, and to the extent Cortaro' s agreement
with Spanish Trail Water Company (STWC) requires Cortaro to reimburse STWC $3.00
per acre-foot for third party use of a new pump installed by STWC, the obligation of
Cortaro to the Town under this Section shall be reduced to $2.00 per-acre foot for each
acre-foot ofIn-Lieu water subject to the terms ofCortaro's prior agreement with Spanish
Trail Water Company.
Section 2.2 of the Agreement requires Cortaro to take delivery ofa minimum of
500 acre-feet during the remainder of the year 2000. The Town will schedule this
amount in consultation with Cortaro. The Town authorizes Cortaro to take delivery of an
additional amount of CAP on behalf of the Town, up to but not to exceed a total of 1,500
acre-feet during the remainder of the year 2000. The Town agrees to pay the Central
Arizona Project for In-Lieu water delivered to Cortaro in excess of the 500 acre-foot
maximum, but only up to a maximum of 1,500 acre-feet, and said water must be
scheduled before September 20, 2000 to allow Marana sufficient time to submit a
payment for additional CAP water on or before October 1, 2000. A separate
Memorandum of Understanding between the Town and Cortaro would be required to
exceed the 1,500 acre-feet maximum. Cortaro's requirement to take delivery of any
amount over and above the 500 acre-foot minimum prior to January 1, 2000 is solely
dependent upon CAP's and Cortaro's ability to provide and accept delivery of additional
CAP water. Cortaro shall keep the Director of the Town Water Department informed on
no less than a monthly basis ofthe status of water deliveries on behalf of the Town
through the end of the year 2000, and the Town and Cortaro shall mutually consult with
CAP operations on scheduling or other requirements.
TOWN OF MARAN A
CORTARO WATER USERS'ASSOC. &
CORT ARO-MARANA IRRIGATION DIST.
By Its Water Dept.
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