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Oro Valley water director says townis in strong position; seeks revised 100-year designation near 12,889 acre-feet
Summary
Water utility staff told the council Oro Valley's application to modify its 100-year assured water-supply designation is based on a 2013 hydraulic model and recent pumping; staff expect a new designation near 12,889 acre-feet per year while the town continues recharge and reclaimed-water efforts to reduce groundwater reliance.
Oro Valley's water utility leaders told the Town Council Tuesday that the town remains in a reliable long-term water position while staff pursue a modification of the town's 100-year assured water-supply designation.
Mr. Abraham, the town's water utility director, explained how Arizona's assured-water-supply program counts a community's groundwater "savings account" and divides the total by one hundred years under current rules. He said Oro Valley's 2013 hydraulic model supported a prior designation; staff subtracted the groundwater pumped during the intervening decade and submitted an…
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