CAWCD Convenes for Special Board Meeting Regarding DCP Agreements
CAP canal just north of Florence town limits on the 79.
[NEWS RELEASE] The Central Arizona Water Conservation District Board of Directors (CAWCD) convened for a special board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 31. The sole agenda item was Discussion and Possible Consideration of Action Regarding Term Sheets and Draft Agreements Relating to Drought Contingency Planning (DCP) Issues, Including Mitigation, ICS and Signature.
The board heard presentations by CAP’s General Counsel Jay Johnson and CAP’s Water Policy Director Suzanne Ticknor regarding proposed agreements and status, specifically the CAWCD-US agreement and the AZ ICS Framework Agreement.
The agreement for consideration by the CAWCD board was the “Agreement Regarding Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Obligations” related to the signing of documents. This involves an “intra-state” agreement between CAWCD and the federal government to ensure the obligations of the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (LBDCP) agreement that relate to the United States-CAWCD Master Repayment contract are carried out. The agreement language is acceptable to all LBDCP parties and the Upper Basin does not object.