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Van Lyth said conservation \"will look slightly different for everyone\" and urged volunteers to emphasize local resources during outreach. She listed the Save Water Pledge, city incentive programs, residential and nonresidential efficiency consultations and other tools on the city's site, and recommended volunteers visit phoenix.gov/savewater to prepare for public events.

The lesson also summarized practical context volunteers can use with the public: Phoenix averages about 6 inches of rain per year, has more than 300 sunny days and typical summer highs around 104 degrees Fahrenheit, with average lows near 40 degrees. Van Lyth suggested volunteers present both the climate context and the specific resources as part of community education. The session was instructional; no new city programs were adopted during the recording.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Water Wrangler Volunteer Training Lesson 3: Water History","oneSentenceSummary","The Phoenix Water Wrangler Lesson 3 framed water conservation as efficient, responsible use and a cultural shift; trainer Laura Van Lyth highlighted the Save Water Pledge, incentive programs, efficiency consultations and the city website phoenix.gov/savewater as outreach tools.","taxTitle","Events, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona","taxId",80566,"location","Arizona","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6164790,"Groundwater Management Act requires AMAs and 100-year supply for Phoenix providers",78,376000,454000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5427089-0bd649a416cd6756cd7701658ae55239&start=376&end=454","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5427089-0bd649a416cd6756cd7701658ae55239/thumbnail_376000.jpg","/articles/6164790/Arizona/Groundwater-Management-Act-requires-AMAs-and-100-year-supply-for-Phoenix-providers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164790-3de2a7b4642f860324c67d86ffff8c19/orig.mp4?Expires=1771125007&Signature=iTxeQi7xYrGvgTX8dxI5rwjLoMa28w9Uod3lzOaKel1PjANmZOzPmzzkqDj2YzTlaPjxLvd7QpYhYZtX0voYF5Ws2wuRC86OHfw4bOx5khHsKaIRbUfRsCIvsC4-qjeoDEPO15J5DC7koSn9YqYDAJlnBaelEE3BSgq2EDYGSRm9Mpxdn4VGLo2yEhz8EekYVHGaFaIDmMeWq6kTl-5~XALIM~7Xn1Bl~ps5BmAqmtdsx6klPllfGXglZddPZgHd~nuZIbt~c5zpq2cSIrFxuUfKNS3lOHD-OrtGjf-graKeRaijWDWty3F6dSCPzfmCMGAuPlFKyPIxoceQhJnhbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laura Van Lyth, volunteer coordinator and water resource specialist for the City of Phoenix, explained Arizona's Groundwater Management Act and how Active Management Areas (AMAs) regulate groundwater use. She said AMAs restrict groundwater pumping and that providers within the Phoenix AMA must demonstrate a 100-year water supply.

Van Lyth listed the seven AMAs she named in the lesson: Prescott, Phoenix, Pinal, Tucson, Santa Cruz, Douglas and Wilcox, and said that \"this is super important in Phoenix, because water providers within the Phoenix AMA must demonstrate a hundred year water supply.\" She added that irrigation non-expansion areas also impose some groundwater regulation in other parts of the state.

The trainer emphasized the City of Phoenix's role: Van Lyth said the City of Phoenix water utility is a designated assured water supplier and that designation means the city \"has guaranteed a hundred years of water supply to meet the current needs and projected needs of customer demands.\" The lesson did not include a formal regulatory action; it provided an overview of the statutory framework and local obligations under state law.","The training explains Arizona's Groundwater Management Act, notes there are seven Active Management Areas (AMAs) including Phoenix, and says water providers within the Phoenix AMA must demonstrate a 100-year water supply; the City of Phoenix is a designated assured water supplier, the trainer said.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6164795,"Roosevelt Dam, SRP and CAP shaped Phoenix's modern water network, volunteer training notes",274,166000,440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5427089-0bd649a416cd6756cd7701658ae55239&start=166&end=440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5427089-0bd649a416cd6756cd7701658ae55239/thumbnail_166000.jpg","/articles/6164795/Arizona/Roosevelt-Dam-SRP-and-CAP-shaped-Phoenixs-modern-water-network-volunteer-training-notes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164795-88117ab09cdfb95662789221ff4873f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771125007&Signature=U2BK3GMJX6qPhSkoHXG3-V67-2WVcgzDxxaJppIk9ezzU~1O8bNSQbI1fdN21SBIWwknbfIV6fX-pVenBk-lnRSsKBYercP1XDjdX2xItZzF2ZQ1FPiLJoK1qWr4K3bNMjFMpcSyPcEqIhE70oWi8Z6QYnzlqTmVv0G4Syg1QiUInBvWh6QhAihXIiO~z6MF5IGW0lVwpFJ84-fyHoTa45yNemARKgzvjkXeMBjIwVRwo-wOCDUgAlQdwiS~3jPWgO~PBNi3kEPYPus-WeKSCecpm6BxbI0m1RINDtGyhMQTH0chnfMCX0RlQ78ds7v-bGcKQguShn8ysqfcVze9BA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","In a training session for Phoenix Water Wrangler volunteers, Laura Van Lyth, volunteer coordinator and water resource specialist for the City of Phoenix, reviewed the history of water infrastructure in the Salt River Valley and across Arizona. She said Indigenous Pima and Maricopa peoples \"made the earliest canals\" that provided the template for later systems, and that settlers arrived in the Salt River Valley around 1869.

Van Lyth described how the National Reclamation Act encouraged settlement and large-scale irrigation that funded dams in the Salt River chain of lakes. She cited the Roosevelt Dam, noting a historic photo from its creation in 1911, and said other dams created Apache, Canyon and Saguaro lakes.

The session also covered the Salt River Project and early canals: Van Lyth said the first official SRP canal was completed in 1868. She discussed the Verde Water Treatment Plant, which the trainer said began operations in 1949, and noted that Phoenix currently operates five active water treatment plants.

The presentation placed the Central Arizona Project in that timeline; Van Lyth said CAP was built in 1980 and \"carries all of our Colorado River water.\" She also explained the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's role in managing reservoirs and dam releases.

Van Lyth mentioned the doctrine of prior appropriation as the legal framework in the region, saying it is essentially \"first come first serve\" and that it historically excluded Indigenous communities because of how rights were claimed. The training did not record any policy changes; the segment was informational.","In a recorded volunteer-training lesson, Laura Van Lyth traced Phoenix's water infrastructure from indigenous canals through the Salt River Project, Roosevelt Dam (1911), the Verde Water Treatment Plant (1949) and the Central Arizona Project (1980). She also discussed the doctrine of prior appropriation.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6164800,"Phoenix gets most water from Salt and Verde rivers; city in Stage 1 drought plan",90,19000,109000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5427089-0bd649a416cd6756cd7701658ae55239&start=19&end=109","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5427089-0bd649a416cd6756cd7701658ae55239/thumbnail_19000.jpg","/articles/6164800/Arizona/Phoenix-gets-most-water-from-Salt-and-Verde-rivers-city-in-Stage-1-drought-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6164800-af40a33fcddb73e5cd4ec71b72432ee3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771125007&Signature=CkzPbd~Bk-9t~dFMbFDLrj98-S1f3LgfXMRhROEx84w-JbPuCq9vsu9UkpWjVTt~hObHtn-q5vv4Hya5J4aV4GdpEcDOaRBIZVQ2hpqLpZihOyaKLqhBSWwjfY3fVYbStgCYd0CEzfnpIEWeQJU1gI-XG43VBjrKo2alFe9aX61CuchX3vei5x95MfeZgAQIl1SIbyfLOM6NmEbB0PxMi3-W09ktjtHB6QEII3~43djxDSYNimrwHe3OP2Dhu8G7VWNJBoOwS34ZoE1VgLUAlfWS2YegmjpOltYzvqtJpcfNnTqBoqC~kDdiNiUeh1SqljJzuyryFlyWIhlL~aT5PQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laura Van Lyth, volunteer coordinator and water resource specialist for the City of Phoenix, told volunteer trainees that \"58% is coming from the Salt And Verde Rivers, 40% comes from the Colorado River, and 2% is coming from groundwater.\" She also said, \"Phoenix is currently in stage 1 of their drought management plan.\"

The most immediate takeaway is the split of Phoenix's water portfolio and the city's declared drought posture. Van Lyth described Stage 1 as indicating that \"an insufficient supply situation appears likely,\" and said the city is taking precautions and emphasizing water-saving work.

City staff stressed that those percentages reflect the sources serving Phoenix customers today and that the distribution is a combination of wholesale supplies: Salt and Verde River water delivered through the Salt River Project (SRP) and Colorado River water carried by the Central Arizona Project (CAP). Van Lyth recommended outreach that highlights those supply differences when speaking with residents.

The comment that groundwater accounts for about 2% of current supply was presented as part of the training overview; Van Lyth did not state whether that share is fixed or subject to change under future allocations or policies. The training session did not include a council or utility vote and did not present any new formal policy changes.","City of Phoenix volunteer coordinator Laura Van Lyth told Water Wrangler trainees that 58% of Phoenix's supply comes from the Salt and Verde rivers, 40% from the Colorado River and 2% from groundwater, and that Phoenix is currently in Stage 1 of its drought management plan.","actionData","errors"]

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Phoenix volunteer training emphasizes conservation as community action and points to city resources

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Phoenix gets most water from Salt and Verde rivers; city in Stage 1 drought plan