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The update focused on results from a June 1 phosphorus‑binding treatment at Watson Lake, ongoing muck treatments at Upper Goldwater Lake and an emerging Willow Lake management plan. Jeremy Cordova, Environmental Project Manager for City of Prescott Public Works, summarized early monitoring, said the city removed more than 220 pounds of phosphorus from Watson Lake and reported a 45% phosphorus reduction and 25% clarity improvement at Upper Goldwater after a month of treatments.

The work matters, Cordova told the subcommittee, because the lakes are popular recreation and recharge features and because low dissolved oxygen and high pH can create conditions that trigger public‑health actions and reduce fish habitat. \"We get a large bit of aquatic weed and harmful algae blooms,\" Cordova said, adding that those blooms can create body‑contact prohibitions and block recreational use.

Staff presented dissolved‑oxygen profiles from mid‑June showing that the deeper portions of three of the four city lakes fall below 65% saturation — conditions staff called \"anoxic\" and that they said could qualify as impairments. Cordova said Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) recently visited Watson following the June treatment and told staff the state does not plan further monitoring visits and had stepped down to city self‑reporting, a sign staff described as encouraging.

Managers described a mix of short‑ and long‑term tactics. In the short term the city has used products described as phosphorus binders and beneficial bacteria to digest bottom organics (muck) and reduce nutrients; Cordova said Upper Goldwater Lake treatments produced measurable phosphorus reductions and improved clarity. The city has also deployed solar‑powered circulation units (\"circulators\") and a remote‑controlled aquatic weed harvester. Public Works said the harvester removed about 1,000 pounds of weeds from the South Boat Launch at Watson during training runs, and that users reported immediate improvements.

For longer‑term control, staff described plans to construct a fish barrier so the city can stock grass carp (where permitted) in Watson and Willow to consume invasive vegetation, pending Arizona Game and Fish Department permitting and final barrier siting. Cordova said Game and Fish has identified a single suitable barrier location that could serve both Watson and Willow, reducing cost and design complexity. Staff also said they plan a larger sediment (bottom) treatment at Watson in October.

Council members and staff discussed monitoring and safety. When asked whether the circulators alone would be enough, Cordova said they appear helpful but are \"more of a backup to the other treatments\" and that manufacturer guidance and staff monitoring indicate it may take a season or two for circulators to show long‑term benefits. The subcommittee heard that aeration, sediment treatment and watershed stormwater work are complementary tools that together are expected to reduce the need for repeated large‑scale lake treatments.

Members urged public communication. One member asked staff to publicize harvest schedules and treatment results; staff said they would coordinate with Recreation Services and provide public updates (including planned July‑4 and August operations for the weed harvester). Cordova said the fisheries manager at Arizona Game and Fish has requested higher stocking levels at Goldwater lakes following the water improvements.

Next steps identified by staff include continued monthly water quality monitoring, an October sediment‑treatment campaign at Watson, continued weed harvesting through the summer, design and construction of a fish‑barrier site acceptable to Game and Fish, aerator upgrades at Upper Goldwater and implementation of natural sediment filters in lake drainages to reduce incoming nutrient loads. Staff said they will continue to coordinate with ADEQ and Game and Fish on permitting and monitoring.

City staff emphasized that while progress is evident, the lakes still show seasonal anoxic zones and that sustained watershed work and public cooperation will be needed to secure longer‑term improvements.

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Tracy Beasley, Water Resource Project Manager, said the new rebate platform and updated print guidelines went live at the end of the day on June 30. \"We went online at the end of day yesterday,\" Beasley said, describing the in‑house system and the updated print materials and noting the upgrade eliminates an annual third‑party hosting cost previously paid by the city.

Beasley briefed the subcommittee on a Friends of the Verde River grant that allocated $130,000 with most funds targeted to Yavapai County. Under the described arrangement, qualifying projects in the Prescott area could receive up to $10,000 in grant support; residents may be eligible for up to $5,000 and businesses up to $10,000 in grant funds, and those grants can be matched with the city's rebate program to cover costs such as labor, leak repairs, toilets and turf removal.

Staff said the city will roll out additional public education materials in the coming months, including enhanced online guidance for outdoor rebate activities and outreach at farmers markets and other public events. Council members praised the public response at recent outreach events. Beasley said staff will return in September with a comprehensive overview of rebate changes and how the program supports the long‑term water management plan.

In related organizational news, staff announced that Water Resources has moved administratively into the Community Development Department to improve coordination with permitting and planning functions. Staff said Water Resources remains physically located in the Public Works building until space is available but that the move should improve integration with permit review and planning staff.

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Brian Reese, Water Resources Manager in Community Development, told the subcommittee that \"the residential budget was set at 25 acre feet and the non residential budget was set at 25 acre feet\" for the January 1–June 30, 2025 cycle. Reese said that between Jan. 1 and June 19 the city administratively approved six residential projects totaling 7.36 acre‑feet (including four single‑family homes, one senior living center and an administratively approved eight‑unit multifamily project), leaving about 17.64 acre‑feet remaining in the residential semiannual budget.

On nonresidential allocations Reese said eight projects were approved during the tracking period totaling 14.93 acre‑feet, with the largest nonresidential allocation going to an Embry‑Riddle student union project; that left roughly 10.07 acre‑feet remaining for the semiannual nonresidential budget. Reese also presented a tracking spreadsheet for existing contracts showing that between June 1 and June 19 staff logged 23 administratively approved, existing‑contract projects totaling 4.9 acre‑feet.

Council members asked staff about fee applicability. Will West, Operations Manager for Community Development, clarified that projects with only an administrative water allocation but without completed permit advancement are subject to the 2025 impact fees: \"they would be subject to the 2025 impact fees,\" he said. Staff clarified that to qualify for prior (2024) impact fees, permit applications would have needed to be in by January 1, 2025.

Reese and staff noted the figures are a snapshot through June 19 and that a few administrative approvals might have been added between June 19 and the date of the presentation; staff said the final numbers are likely the same or similar to what was presented. The subcommittee took the presentation as information; no formal action was requested beyond approval of the previous meeting minutes at the start of the meeting (minutes were approved by voice vote).

","Staff reported that for the Jan. 1–June 19, 2025 tracking period the semiannual residential and nonresidential budgets (each 25 acre‑feet) have substantial remaining capacity: residential approvals used 7.36 acre‑feet; nonresidential approvals used 14.93 acre‑feet.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6180829,"City outlines green stormwater infrastructure plan; ADEQ 604B grant funded evaluation and pilot sites",668,2712000,3380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5116433-697f4446b4e26a8ab7d226c3b05c619e&start=2712&end=3380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5116433-697f4446b4e26a8ab7d226c3b05c619e/thumbnail_2712000.jpg","/articles/6180829/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/City-outlines-green-stormwater-infrastructure-plan-ADEQ-604B-grant-funded-evaluation-and-pilot-sites","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180829-880d1002bca151791d97a752040d8efd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771048030&Signature=W7lPob2NjmyPZmc9Pt9c-haakR-oLCK1Pq4v-A0GUS3byD9bY7CUY7OHMCaSuhg7J-2K83PjTfryQlELDCrgkNb9SDtsdfo4hXDZgYfEojUL3YHEh7YTtiTtQCrMkdUU9SHMMOW0q0kPq~pJQIzAA-6dySOTU25jJK7-RWvr-OjpSoXf-EiXpagTMoNT7PCI5fiAk8PxBPuJu0jNelyS92RENK7nDywTCvUj1WO4v4SP6mN23oIBaLCLQZP-AKP5ZqsYlATudvuRmHmDHZ~M68UzjcVS1uHTYtgYyL~5pxju2ah9ymSonU4cLSwwVQ77PZkPERAv6nYFOFzB03MtMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Prescott Public Works on July 1 presented an overview of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) efforts, an ADEQ 604B‑funded site evaluation and a proposed program for design, construction and ongoing maintenance aimed at reducing polluted runoff to city lakes and creeks.

Matt Killeen, Environmental Program Manager, described GSI as a set of measures that \"slow it, spread it, sink it\" — capturing stormwater where it falls for beneficial use and filtration. Killeen told the subcommittee the city used grant funds to develop a weighted site evaluation matrix that emphasizes grant‑relevant factors (including equity scoring) and that the program is included in the proposed FY‑26 budget with design and construction phases planned.

Killeen said the city will prioritize sites it controls (open space and certain municipal parcels) for initial installations and will pursue partnerships and incentive programs for private development to deploy GSI. He cited the Acker Detention Basin (funded in part by Tenney Ranch subdivision funds) as an example of a successful, maturing basin that provides recharge, habitat and flood‑risk reduction. The presentation also discussed the need for a targeted maintenance program: many existing GSI features have suffered from inconsistent upkeep because responsibilities fall between Streets, Recreation Services and other groups.

Killeen said the city will borrow maintenance approaches from successful programs such as Tucson's \"Storm to Shade\" and develop a dedicated landscape contract and staffing plan to maintain GSI installations. He also described coordination with other municipal facilities (water reclamation plants, Sun Dog wastewater treatment plant) as candidates for GSI projects.

Council members raised concerns about neighborhood outreach and past experience with the Eastwood/Hillcrest (\"Taco Basin\") site, where some neighbors initially disliked the design. Killeen and staff said they would proactively engage neighborhood associations, replicate successful volunteer and community planting programs where appropriate, and include dedicated maintenance budgets to avoid the earlier design‑and‑maintenance problems.

Staff said the ADEQ 604B evaluation has produced a prioritized candidate list and that project managers — including Jeremy Cordova — will lead design and construction once council or budget approvals are in place. The presentation positioned watershed scale GSI as complementary to lake treatments: fewer sediments and nutrients arriving at lakes should reduce the frequency and scale of future lake treatments.

","Public Works presented a green stormwater infrastructure strategy, cited a completed ADEQ 604B evaluation tool, and proposed candidate sites and a maintenance program to reduce runoff, sediment and nutrient loads into city lakes and creeks.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6180834,"Subcommittee hears baseline data and timeline for Prescott’s long‑term water management plan",700,702000,1402000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5116433-697f4446b4e26a8ab7d226c3b05c619e&start=702&end=1402","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5116433-697f4446b4e26a8ab7d226c3b05c619e/thumbnail_702000.jpg","/articles/6180834/Prescott-City/Yavapai-County/Arizona/Subcommittee-hears-baseline-data-and-timeline-for-Prescotts-longterm-water-management-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6180834-a1409a216990cc04e9bb1a5924d5184f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771048029&Signature=OaEJN25ug7ceqLA9qiBfCna~lD8H~NBN5oarKA09KqCJky3B~STEaNs~gLgFzPUzAGz3zmvUOcQZzvJh9aMiivlcLpjKqacH37kbUC1LIZw9zUCeG-I6k4RlnQDfOljy1svshUHe3eLdGZA8Y2TYAGBzNmajDRFd1BP0OumkR8DEN5GOwzKsTNEok0d6UGfQZ87GQ~co0635n6gs9MW3XR0t0JUUwSqz7KVC7PCUPkSJE~YCCfHfmE3WHED8YRl753WtMltIJH51OKX69ZrwXsAHX-DdJ0aiMIEuAkJqsrLBouJNxU4WcDsswKXZcRczahYr8TjqrirOlYgww2TB~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Prescott staff told the Council Subcommittee on Water Issues on July 1 that they are assembling baseline data for a long‑term water management plan and targeting a draft timeline to meet grant requirements by December 2026.

Leslie Grazer, Water Resources Project Manager, said the long‑term plan will include a clear summary for the public with technical memos in appendices and that staff are prioritizing baseline supplies and demand analysis. \"The grant needs us to have it done by, December 2026,\" Grazer told the subcommittee, and she said a rough draft will be needed around August–September 2026 to meet that grant schedule, while the council strategic plan lists a final completion target of July 2027.

Staff outlined the plan structure and preliminary findings. Grazer said the potable water system overlays four governmental jurisdictions — the City of Prescott, unincorporated Yavapai County, portions of Chino Valley and the Yavapai‑Prescott Tribe — and that most accounts and most delivered water are within city limits. Herb Dishlip (work cited by staff) and other analysts are establishing baselines for reservoir operations, recharge and recovery, the potential of imported water from the Little Chino area, advanced water purification, stormwater contributions and demand‑management options.

Key baseline findings presented include account and use patterns: from Jan. 1 through June 19, 2025, staff reported a provisional residential allocation of projects totaling 7.36 acre‑feet (six residential approvals) against a semiannual residential budget of 25 acre‑feet, leaving about 17.64 acre‑feet remaining for that budget period. The non‑residential semiannual budget was also 25 acre‑feet; staff reported eight approved nonresidential projects totaling 14.93 acre‑feet, leaving about 10.07 acre‑feet remaining for the period. Staff also noted that many newly established accounts are created prior to construction and occupancy, producing a lag between account counts and the volume of delivered water.

Grazer and the subcommittee discussed account growth trends. Staff said 292 new accounts were added in 2024 compared with a 10‑year average of 356 new accounts per year; previous projections filed in the city's \"decision in order of assured water supply\" assumed about 450 new accounts per year. Grazer cautioned that trends vary year to year and that planners should use modest buffers when forecasting demand.

Members asked for percentage breakdowns alongside raw numbers; Grazer said the draft materials include percentages and staff will restore them in the final materials for clarity. A council member also asked about anticipated water use for the Yavapai‑Prescott Tribe facility (called out in the presentation); staff said no application had been received through Community Development as of the meeting and that they would inquire with Community Development and Public Works about any projected demand.

Grazer said the project team will produce additional public‑facing fact sheets (baseline supplies, baseline demands) and a web page under \"Water Resource Management\" with opportunities for public participation; she asked for allowance of additional time to include full percentages and explanatory charts. Work funded in part by a grant will proceed with a draft for stakeholder review in summer/fall 2026, with continuing public outreach planned through the web page and social posts.

","Staff presented baseline supply and demand data, jurisdictional service areas and a project timeline that aims for a draft in late summer/fall 2026 to meet grant requirements; the council strategic plan lists a later completion target in mid‑2027.","actionData","errors"]

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City says lake treatments have reduced harmful algae; more work planned at Willow and Goldwater

City launches updated rebate platform and partners with Friends of the Verde for grant funding

Subcommittee reviews half‑year residential and nonresidential water budgets; allocations remain under caps

City outlines green stormwater infrastructure plan; ADEQ 604B grant funded evaluation and pilot sites

Subcommittee hears baseline data and timeline for Prescott’s long‑term water management plan