CAR Recap - White Tank Recovery Well CIP Establishment.docx

CITY OF BUCKEYE
                                                           
   Finance Department
                 
530 E Monroe Ave. • Buckeye, Arizona 85326
Phone 623-349-6165 • www.buckeyeaz.gov
Establishment of the White Tank Recovery Well Capital Improvement Project - Summary Recap
Project Description
The City of Buckeye’s Water Resources and Finance Departments are requesting Council approval to establish 
a new Capital Improvement Project for the White Tank Recovery Well project. This recovery well will allow the 
City to extract effluent long-term storage credits within the Tartesso groundwater savings facility to be 
deployed in the White Tank Alternative Path to Assured Water Supply service area. If approved by Council, the 
City Manager will have authority to execute all subsequent agreements and transactions within the Capital 
Improvement Project, in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000. On January 21, 2025, Council approved the 
execution of an Intergovernmental Grant Agreement (IGA) with the State of Arizona for $12,000,000 that will 
reimburse the City of Buckeye for all project costs on a monthly basis from commencement of the project until 
completion of the project. The new recovery well will be drilled north of the Tartesso reclamation facility and 
south of the Tartesso community. The reclamation facility will recharge the groundwater table with effluent. 
The effluent will seep through the holding pond into the groundwater table. The water will enter the recovery 
well by way of natural means. The recovery well will be connected to the Tartesso water facility system where 
it will be treated for delivery to the Tartesso community.
Project Cost
$ 12,000,000
Financial Impact Statement
The Federal grant portion is $12,000,000, in which the total cost of this project is not expected to exceed 
$12,000,000. Upon Council approval, Finance will encumber $12,000,000 from 30539199-570020 to the 
project to cover costs incurred until reimbursement is received. The Water Resources Department may 
commence to solicit for services during FY25 but does not anticipate any expenditures in FY25.
Grant Amount 
$ 12,000,000
Future Action
No future action contemplated
Objectives and Expected Outcomes 
The approval of this Capital Improvement Project will improve the City's water service and redundancy of 
service while leveraging state grant funds. Grant funds are to be used for the construction of water and 
sewer infrastructure within the city limits of the City of Buckeye. The purpose of constructing the 
infrastructure is to utilize and distribute renewable water supplies in the White Tank Service Area so long as 
such construction furthers Buckeye’s aim of receiving a designation as a provider of an assured water 
supply. 
Fiscal Year
2026 and 2027