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City of
ELMIRAGE
Arizona:
GRAND HERITAGE, BRIGHT F(.JT(.JRE!
August 5, 2026
Water Services Administrator
Water Control, Central Arizona Project
PO Box 43020
Phoenix, AZ 85080-3020
RE: Subcontract 2026 order
- City of El Mirage
- Municipality
- 1,826 acre-feet total
Requested Water Type
Pubh"c Works Department
10355 N 121" A venue, El Mirage 85335
623-935-6405; Fax 623-935-6184; TDD 623-933-3258
www.cityofelmirage.org
•
Subcontract (No. 07-XX-30-W0504)@ 508 Acre Feet
•
Subcontract (No. 21-XX-30-W0699) @ 1318 Acre Feet
Delivery Schedule 2027
Request for water to be delivered and stored beginning in July 2027 at one or all of the three
Underground Storage Facilities listed below.
•
Hieroglyphic Mountains Recharge Project
Water Storage Permit 73-584466.1200
•
Agua Fria Recharge Project (Constructed Facility)
Water Storage Permit 73-569776.1300
•
Tonopah Desert Recharge Project
Water Storage Permit 73-593305.1400
The 2027 CAP subcontract fees will be $408.00 per acre-foot (AF).
Delivery $326.00 per AF; Capital costs $52.00 per AF; and Storage/Recharge $30.00 per AF.
In the Event NIA Available
NIA allocation is approved and contracts assigned during 2027 El Mirage would take the allocated
1318 Acre Feet at the 2027 Fee of $408.00 per acre-foot for delivery, capital costs and storage.
Future Projections
•
2028 CAP subcontract 508 Acre Feet; CAP NIA 1318 Acre Feet
•
2029 CAP subcontract 508 Acre Feet; CAP NIA 1318 Acre Feet
Contact Info:
Susana Digby
10355 N 121st Ave
El Mirage, AZ 85335
Phone 623-876-4252
Email: sdigby@elmirageaz.gov
Mailing Address: City of El Mirage, I 0000 N El Mirage Road, El Mirage, AZ 85335
(623) 935-6405
FAX (623) 374-7308
TDD (623) 933-3258
www.elmirageaz.gov
CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT
P.O. Box 43020
Phoenix, Arizona 85080
23636 North 7th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85024
CONTACT INFORMATION
info@cap-az.com
623-869-2333
WEB
CentralArizonaProject.com
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YOUR WATER. YOUR FUTURE.
DATE: June 30, 2026
TO: All Central Arizona Project (CAP) Water Users
FROM: Darrin Francom, Assistant General Manager, Operations, Power, Engineering and Maintenance
SUBJECT: CAP Water Delivery Schedule Requests for 2027
It is time to begin planning the CAP water deliveries for 2027. It is important to note that the Colorado
River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell
and Lake Mead (2007 Guidelines) and the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Agreement (DCP) are
expiring and no longer guide planning for 2027. Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead beyond
2026 depends on the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) anticipated publication of a
Record of Decision (ROD) for the Post-2026 Operational Guidelines and Strategies for Lake Powell and
Lake Mead Environmental Impact Statement process. As such, there is still uncertainty at this time, in
what the Available CAP Supply will be in 2027.
Given this uncertainty, 2027 water rates were developed using an estimated water delivery volume of
825,000 acre-feet, and rates have been provided covering the range between 500,000 acre-feet to
900,000 acre-feet.
Water delivery schedule requests for 2027, along with a preliminary estimate of requests for 2028 and
2029, are due on or before October 1, 2026, as outlined in your CAP water delivery agreement.
Schedule requests received after October 1, 2026, will be subject to water availability and may not be
fulfilled.
Rates for delivery of CAP water in 2027 are set forth in the attached schedule which the Central
Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD) Board of Directors approved on June 4, 2026. Following
Reclamation’s decision related to operation in 2027; CAP will determine the final Available CAP Supply,
apply any required shortage reductions and schedule final water volumes to be delivered.
Upcoming Water Operations Events:
August 27, 2026
CAP will be hosting the 2026 Annual Water Briefing where we will discuss 2026-2027 Colorado River
status, CAP water operations and planned maintenance / asset management activities.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
YOUR WATER. YOUR FUTURE.
October 1, 2026
Water Schedules are due to CAP Water Operations – send to wateradmin@cap-az.com.
Tucson Aqueduct 2026 Annual Fall Outage
Customers downstream of Brady Pumping plant will be affected between October 19th and November
22nd 2026. A schedule was sent out on May 11, 2026
Please email your water delivery schedule requests and other information to: wateradmin@cap-
az.com. If you have any questions, contact Candi Brunk at (623) 869-2573.
Regards,
Darrin Francom
Assistant General Manager
CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT
2027-2032 RATE SCHEDULE
BOARD APPROVED
June 4, 2026
WATER RATES
Units = $/ acre-foot
(The Letter Designations in the Formulas Refer to the Rate Components Shown Below)
Water Volume (acre-feet)
825K
825K
825K
825K
825K
825K
825K
Firm
Provi-
sional
Advisory
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Water Delivery Rate
Fixed O&M
175
185
193
199
210
216
227
"Big R"
49
53
56
59
62
65
68
Fixed OM&R Rate 1
224
$
238
$
249
$
258
$
272
$
281
$
295
$
Pumping Energy Rate 2
85
$
88
$
91
$
94
$
97
$
100
$
103
$
Water Delivery Rate 3
309
$
326
$
340
$
352
$
369
$
381
$
398
$
Capital Charge 4
Full rate
67
$
64
$
65
$
62
$
60
$
58
$
56
$
Board applied taxes to Repayment
(11)
(6)
-
-
-
-
-
Board applied NIA capital charges
-
(6)
(13)
(10)
(8)
(6)
(4)
Net Capital Charge
56
$
52
$
52
$
52
$
52
$
52
$
52
$
DIRECT UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE
Units = $/acre-foot
Firm
Provi-
sional
Advisory
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Underground Water Storage O&M5
Phoenix AMA
15
$
15
$
15
$
15
$
15
$
15
$
15
$
Tucson AMA
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Underground Water Storage Capital Charge6
Phoenix AMA
15
$
15
$
15
$
15
$
15
$
15
$
15
$
Tucson AMA
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
RECOVERY
Units = $/acre-foot
Firm
Provi-
sional
Advisory
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Recovery Rate7
-
$
400
$
410
$
420
$
431
$
442
$
453
$
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$408 per AF x 1826 AF = $ 745,008 Total for 2027
CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT
2027-2032 RATE SCHEDULE
BOARD APPROVED
June 4, 2026
FIXED OM&R RATE AT ALTERNATIVE WATER VOLUMES (For Planning Purposes Only)
Units = $/ acre-foot
Firm
Provi-
sional
Advisory
Water Volume (acre-foot)
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
500,000
392
$
411
$
426
$
451
$
464
$
487
$
600,000
327
$
342
$
356
$
376
$
387
$
406
$
700,000
281
$
293
$
305
$
322
$
331
$
348
$
800,000
245
$
257
$
266
$
281
$
291
$
305
$
900,000
218
$
229
$
238
$
250
$
258
$
271
$
NOTES:
1)
Fixed OM&R rate consists of Fixed O&M and "Big R" (Water delivery capital spending, large extraordinary
maintenance projects and bond debt service). Both components are reconciled to actual expenses and water
volumes. Debt service on CAP's Water Delivery O&M Revenue Bonds, Series 2016 is about $3.6 million
annually and is included in "Big R". This rate is collected on all scheduled water whether delivered or not.
2)
The pumping energy rate applies to all actual water volumes delivered as opposed to scheduled.
3)
All contracts and subcontracts pay the Water Delivery Rate. When available, the Agricultural Settlement Pool
only pays the energy rate in accordance with the Arizona Water Settlement Agreement. In the event Excess
Water is available, charges would include the water delivery rate plus a capital charge equivalent.
4)
For M&I use water, the Capital Charge is paid on full allocation regardless of amount delivered and is not
included in delivery rates. The Capital Charge is impacted by the following:
•
2026 - 1 cent of 2024/25 property taxes is being applied to the federal repayment, resulting in a
reduction of $11/AF (BOD approved June 6, 2024).
•
2027 - 1/2 cent of 2025/26 property taxes is being applied to the federal repayment, resulting in a
reduction of $6/AF (BOD approved June 5, 2025).
•
2027-2036 - NIA capital charges are being applied, fixing the rate at no more than $52.
5)
Underground Water Storage O&M is paid by all direct recharge customers using CAP recharge sites.
6)
Underground Water Storage Capital Charge is paid by all direct recharge customers except AWBA for M&I
firming, the CAGRD, municipal providers within the CAP service area and co-owners of CAWCD recharge
facilities using no more than their share of capacity.
7)
Paid per acre-foot recovered and is for recovery only. Separate charges for water delivery at the established
water delivery rate.
Key Assumptions
-Hohokam CDR allocations are not ordered and therefore do not incur capital charges
-Water volume for Fixed OM&R includes water deliveries, take or pay, and CAGRD long-term storage credit
purchases
-Water volume for Energy includes water deliveries and CAGRD long-term storage credit purchases
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