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Central Arizona Project: Costs and Benefits of Acquiring the Harquahala Water Entitlement

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 5, 1995
Report No. RCED-95-102
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Summary:

The Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990 requires the Interior Department to acquire nearly 14,000 acre-feet of water to complete the settlement of the Fort McDowell Indian Community's water rights claim against Arizona parties and the federal government. The Interior Department acquired the water from the Harquahala Valley Irrigation District, one of 10 irrigation districts that contracted for non-Indian agricultural water from Interior's Central Arizona Project. This report provides information on how Harquahala became a source of water for the settlement, the federal government's costs to acquire the water, and the benefits accrued to the parties involved in the acquisition. The report also discusses the status of Agriculture Department loans made to Harquahala landowners.

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