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Director says Verde allocation reduced; interconnect project proceeding through NEPA with multimillion-dollar costs
Summary
Director Mike Loggins told the board previously requested Verde allocations were reduced from ~50,000 to ~9,000 acre-feet and have been further cut to roughly 4,500 acre-feet on a three-year average. He said moving that supply via an interconnect to CAP is the project's purpose and estimated district costs at about $20,000–$30,000 per acre-foot; the district has set aside roughly $20 million.
Director Mike Loggins updated the board on the Salt River Project/Central Arizona Project interconnect facility and recent changes to the Verde-system allocation the district has pursued.
Loggins said the district’s initial Verde allocation request was large — he used the phrase "we roughly asked for about 50,000 acre feet" — which later dropped to about 9,000 acre-feet in a…
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