R22-44

RESOLUTION NO. R22-44 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE, 
MARICOPA 
COUNTY, 
ARIZONA, 
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF 
AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE 
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
INTERIOR, 
BUREAU 
OF 
RECLAMATION, AND THE CENTRAL ARIZONA WATER 
CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF 
CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT WATER. 
 
WHEREAS, in 2019 the Lower Division States entered into a Lower Basin Drought 
Contingency Plan Agreement that further incentivized conservation and storage in Lake Mead 
and establish an elevation-dependent contributions to Lake Mead’s sustainability, including 
required contributions by each Lower Basin State; and  
 
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2021, the Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation 
(United States), Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR), Central Arizona Water 
Conservation District (CAWCD), the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 
Southern Nevada Water Authority, and the Colorado River Commission of Nevada entered into a 
Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate near-term actions necessary to maintain the 
elevation of water in Lake Mead, including commitments to fund conservation activities 
designed to conserve 500,000 acre-feet or more of water in Lake Mead, commonly referred to as 
the 500 + Plan; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to take proactive measures consistent with the 500 + Plan 
to protect against the potential of Lake Mead dropping to elevation 1,020 feet. Glendale is 
willing to conserve 350 acre-feet of CAP water in calendar year 2022 for this purpose, in 
exchange for compensation.  
 
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: 
 
SECTION 1.  That it is deemed in the best interest of the City of Glendale and the 
citizens thereof that the Intergovernmental Agreement with AWDR, CAWCD and the United 
States for Conservation of Central Arizona Project Water by amending and reducing the City’s 
2022 water order to CAWCD by 350 acre-feet and CAWCD will pay the City $91,560 for the 
conserved water.  
 
SECTION 2.  That the City Manager or designee and the City Clerk are authorized and 
directed to execute and deliver any and all documents necessary to effectuate said Agreement on 
behalf of the City of Glendale.   
 
 
(Signatures on the following page)

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 10th day of May, 2022. 
 
 
 
                                                    
 
 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
ATTEST: 
 
                                                              
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk             (SEAL) 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
                                                              
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
 
                                                              
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager