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Commission hears water‑resource and operations update: groundwater down, CAP use up, wheeling capacity expanded
Summary
Staff told the commission Jan. 13 that groundwater production was near historic lows in 2024 while use of Central Arizona Project (CAP) water rose; Countryside wheeling capacity was upgraded from roughly 100 to 300 gallons per minute.
Staff reported Jan. 13 that Oro Valley’s water resource mix shifted in 2024 toward greater use of CAP water and lower groundwater pumping, and that the utility is pursuing multiple delivery pathways to increase reliability.
Peter (water utility staff) told the commission that the utility’s three sources of supply are groundwater, CAP water and reclaimed water. Staff said groundwater production was at near historic lows in 2024 while CAP deliveries were near historic highs; reclaimed production was largely steady year to year. The utility’s CAP allocation was cited as 10,305 acre‑feet, and staff noted the utility is currently delivering only a fraction of that allocation because of downstream delivery constraints and…
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