Cost of “renewable supplies” water in Tucson AMA:
CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT
FINAL 2009/2010 RATE SCHEDULE
http://www.cap-az.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=30
DELIVERY RATES FOR VARIOUS CLASSES OF WATER SERVICE
Units = $/ acre-foot
Cost of CAP water to Tucson Water (and other municipalities):
|
FIRM |
FIRM |
Advisory |
|
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
Municipal and Industrial |
|
Long Term Subcontract |
$91 |
$108 |
$118 |
$127 |
$136 |
$144 |
$149 |
CENTRAL ARIZONA GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT RATES
Units = $/acre-foot
Cost of GRD water to Tucson Active Management Area:
|
2007/
2008 |
2008/
2009 |
2009/
2010 |
2010/
2011 |
2011/
2012 |
2012/
2013 |
2013/
2014- |
Water & Replenishment Component |
$133 |
$143 |
$153 |
$164 |
$161 |
$168 |
$177 |
Administrative Component |
28 |
33 |
33 |
31 |
29 |
27 |
25 |
Infrastructure & Water Rights Component |
79 |
90 |
101 |
112 |
115 |
118 |
122 |
Replenishment Reserve Charge |
25 |
39 |
46 |
54 |
61 |
65 |
67 |
|
|
Total Assessment Rate ($/AF) |
$265 |
$305 |
$333 |
$361 |
$366 |
$378 |
$391 |
Note: There is no cap on the amount that can be charged by the Replenishment District to new and existing customers.
Cost of Yuma desalinization plant: $250 million for construction
Current contract (subsidized by Feds) with Arizona:
1.4 million dollars for 1 billion gallons = $457 acre foot (without any delivery)
Cost of Storm water = 0
Cost of natural range recharge basin w/two dry wells = $100,000 (approximation)
Cost of urban recharge with filtration = 12 million ( Santa Monica model)
Cost of not doing anything about flooding in Pima County = ?
There is an on-going cost: Continual call out of rescue teams, police squads during storm events;
bulldozing sand and gravel off roads and repair of roads after events.
Information furnished by Groundwater Awareness League: www.g-a-l.info