Annual report / Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission

              ANNUAL REPORT
Fiscal Year 2012
Arizona Water Protection Fund……
Protecting Arizona’s River and Riparian Resources
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 2
Arizona Water Protection Fund Creation and Purpose ....................................................... 3
Program Organization ......................................................................................................... 3
Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission ................................................................. 3
Arizona Water Protection Fund Administration ............................................................. 3
Table 1. Arizona Water Protection Fund Commissioners .................................................. 4
Accomplishments FY 2012 ................................................................................................. 5
FY 2012 Grant Cycle ...................................................................................................... 5
FY 2012 Active Grant Projects ....................................................................................... 5
Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 17
Appendix A: Map and List of AWPF Projects ................................................................. 18
Appendix B: Financial Statement ..................................................................................... 26
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Executive Summary
The Arizona Legislature established the Arizona Water Protection Fund (AWPF) in 1994.
The purpose of the AWPF is to provide monies for implementation of projects that will
maintain, enhance and restore rivers, streams and associated riparian resources through a
yearly competitive public grant process. The Arizona Water Protection Fund
Commission (Commission), which oversees the AWPF, is comprised of 15 appointed
citizen based voting members and 2 non-voting state agency members. Commissioners
represent a variety of land, water use and riparian perspectives.
The AWPF was intended to be a proactive response to possible federal intervention in
Arizona’s river and riparian resource issues. The program was partially created to
promote the use of incentives emphasizing local implementation rather than regulation to
address resource concerns. As such, the Commission’s philosophy has been to utilize a
grass roots approach to improving river and riparian resources statewide. The program is
operated through a competitive grant process that asks the public to propose local
solutions rather than having the State dictate specific measures, priorities or areas of
concern.
Rivers, streams and riparian areas are important resources to the people of Arizona.
These resources have been significantly impacted from human uses such as industry,
recreation and livestock grazing as well as from natural events such as floods, drought
and fire. Proper land and watershed management strategies can make a profound
difference in the health and economic value of our rivers and riparian ecosystems. The
Commission has invested in 209 projects over the past sixteen years and contributed
almost $43 million toward the restoration, protection and enhancement of river and
riparian resources in Arizona. As a result, Arizona citizens have realized many benefits
from these investments through improvements in water quality, in-stream flows/water
supplies, biodiversity, fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, flood control and overall
watershed health. In addition, important socioeconomic benefits such as jobs and
revenue streams are realized by many local communities through the implementation of
AWPF projects.
The Commission was not able to offer a grant cycle for FY 2012 due to the lack of stable
program administration funding; however, continued to hold regular business meetings
throughout the year. Staff continued to provide project management for 30 active grant
projects and technical assistance to grantees.
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Arizona Water Protection Fund Creation and Purpose
The 1994 Arizona Legislature established the Arizona Water Protection Fund (AWPF)
and the Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission (Commission) to administer the
AWPF (A.R.S. § 45-2101 et seq.). In passing the enabling legislation, the Legislature
declared that their policy was to provide for a coordinated effort for the restoration and
conservation of the water resources of the state. The policy was designed to allow the
people of Arizona to prosper while providing financial resources for protection and
restoration of this State’s rivers, streams and associated riparian habitats, including
dependent fish and wildlife resources. The law mandates that financial resources be
available through grants to appropriate public and private entities to assist in water
resource management activities that are consistent with that policy (A.R.S. § 45-2101
(A)).
The primary purpose of the AWPF by statute is to provide an annual source of funds for
the development and implementation of measures to protect water of sufficient quality
and quantity to maintain, enhance and restore rivers, streams and associated riparian
resources, including fish and wildlife resources that are dependent on these important
habitats, consistent with existing water law and water rights. The Commission may also
provide funding to develop and protect riparian habitats in conjunction with a man-made
water resource project, if the man-made water resource project directly or indirectly
benefits a river or stream and includes or creates a riparian habitat.
Program Organization
Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission
The Commission is the main policy making body for the AWPF. The Commission is
comprised of 15 voting members who must be Arizona residents and are appointed by
various officials who, by statute, represent a variety of land, water use and socioeconomic
perspectives. In addition, several of the appointed positions require technical expertise in
water, natural resources and riparian ecology. There also are two non-voting ex officio
members – the Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the
Commissioner of the Arizona State Land Department. A list of current Commissioners
and vacancies is provided in Table 1.
Arizona Water Protection Fund Administration
The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) provides the primary technical,
legal and administrative staff to the Commission. The AWPF is managed by its
Executive Director under the direction of the Commission. Current staffing includes an
Executive Director, 1 part time Project Manager, and 1 part time Legal Counsel.
The Arizona State Land Department staff position (allowed by statute) that is to act as a
special liaison to Natural Resource Conservation Districts has remained vacant.
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Table 1. Arizona Water Protection Fund Commissioners
Commission
Member Name Statutory Category Represented – Affiliation Term
Expires
Appointing
Authority
Bray, Timothy (1) Multi-County Water Conservation District –
Central Arizona Project (CAP) 2012
District
Governing Board
(CAWCD)
Brick, Harold Paul (4) Natural Resource Conservation Districts – San
Pedro Natural Resource Conservation District 2007 Governor
Holmes, Mark** (5) Member of the Public – Hydrologist 2013 Senate President
Light, Marie* (5) Member of Public – Hydrologist 2012 Senate President
Munderloh, John (5) Member of Public & population of <500,000 –
Town of Prescott Valley 2008 House Speaker
VACANT (2) Municipality w/ CAP Subcontract & County w/
a population of >1.2 million 2009 Governor
VACANT (2) Municipality w/ CAP Subcontract & County w/
a population of <1,200,000 & >500,000 Senate President
VACANT (2) Municipality w/ CAP Subcontract & County w/
a population of <500,000 House Speaker
VACANT (3) Agriculture House Speaker
VACANT (5) Member of the Public (bachelors degree in
scientific field of study) Governor
VACANT (6) Riparian Expertise & Recommended by an
Environmental Organization Governor
VACANT (6) Riparian Expertise & Recommended by an
Environmental Organization Governor
VACANT (7) Agricultural Improvement District w/ Natural
Resource Expertise Governor
VACANT (8) Indian Tribe
Intertribal
Council of
Arizona
VACANT (9) Industrial Water User w/ CAP Subcontract Governor
Fabritz-Whitney,
Sandra
Non-Voting Ex Officio Member –
Director, Department of Water Resources Governor
Baier, Maria Non-Voting Ex Officio Member –
State Land Commissioner Governor
*Commission Chair
**Commission Vice-Chair
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Accomplishments FY 2012
The Commission was not able to offer a grant cycle for FY 2012 due to the lack of stable
program administration funding; however, continued to hold regular business meetings
throughout the year. Arizona Water Protection Fund staff managed 30 active grant
projects (see project descriptions below) and provided technical assistance to grantees.
Staff also implemented a targeted outreach campaign to obtain funding to award new
grant projects and secure future funding for program administration. As a result, the
Legislature authorized the Commission to utilize up to $326,000of unobligated grant
funds for program administration costs in FY 2013. In addition, staff actively
participated in several river and riparian habitat restoration workshops throughout the
year.
To date, the Commission has invested in 209 projects and contributed almost $43 million
toward the restoration, protection and enhancement of river and riparian resources in
Arizona. A wide range of projects have been funded including but not limited to channel
restoration, riparian revegetation, wetland creation/restoration, fencing and other grazing
management improvements, upland restoration, erosion control, conservation education
and applied ecological research. Arizona citizens have realized many benefits from these
investments through improvements in water quality, in-stream flows/water supplies,
biodiversity, fish and wildlife habitat, recreation, flood control and overall watershed
health. In addition, important socioeconomic benefits such as employment opportunities
and increased revenue streams are realized by many local communities through the
implementation of AWPF projects. A complete list of projects and a location map are
included in Appendix A.
FY 2012 Grant Cycle
The Commission was not able to implement a grant cycle this fiscal year because funding
for program administration beyond FY 2012 could not be guaranteed. Unless a stable
funding mechanism is established to support multi-year projects, the Commission will not
have the ability to implement future grant cycles in fulfillment of its mission.
FY 2012 Active Grant Projects
07-141WPF: Picture Canyon Rio de Flag Meander Restoration Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
150 City of Flagstaff Coconino $330,226.00 October 31, 2014
Project Description: This project has restored the fluvial processes of the Rio de Flag
and enhanced the riparian corridor for habitat, recreation, and aesthetics in the Picture
Canyon area. Specific objectives included restoring channel meander and floodplain
function, eliminating noxious weeds, restoring native riparian and wetland plant
communities, increasing plant species diversity, creating additional wetland habitats,
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improving water quality, increasing wildlife habitat, and providing recreation and
aesthetic benefits.
07-142WPF: Reduction of Erosion and Sedimentation along the Lower San Pedro
River through Hydrologic Restoration of Modified Ephemeral Washes
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
151 The Nature
Conservancy Pinal $396,409.00 October 31, 2014
Project Description: This project has resolved massive erosion problems that were a
function of the alteration of natural historical washes as land was cleared and leveled for
agricultural purposes. The project involved decommissioning of a ditch and berm, re-contouring
the transition between the uplands and the terrace, reconstructing two historic
washes, and revegetation of native plant communities to stabilize all construction areas.
Project implementation consisted of design plan development, channel excavation and
filling, agricultural field/upland/terrace re-contouring, native vegetative seeding and
irrigation, invasive/exotic species maintenance, and monitoring.
07-143WPF: Little Colorado River and Nutrioso Creek Riparian Enhancement
Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
152 Rick Benoit Apache $198,996.00 March 31, 2013
Project Description: This project restored and protected riparian vegetation and
habitats, restored proper hydrologic conditions/functions, and restored proper stream
geomorphology/channel characteristics including floodplains, wetlands, and backwater
areas along a 1,832 foot stretch of the LCR and 175 feet of Nutrioso Creek. This was
accomplished by conducting an assessment and restoration design utilizing rock weirs,
rock veins, and bioengineering practices with native vegetation.
07-150WPF: Fairchild Draw Riparian Restoration Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
159 Arizona Game &
Fish Department Coconino $172,674.0
0 Completed
Project Description: This project protected and provided conditions favorable to the
recovery of 16 acres of wet meadow, including 1 mile of intermittent stream channel
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within a portion of Fairchild Draw located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The
project included construction of an exclosure fence to protect the project area from
ungulates, treating cut slopes, implementing native sedge seeding and mulching, planting
willows, and conducting monitoring.
08-152WPF: AWPF Yuma East Wetlands 68-Acre Riparian Revegetation
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
161
Yuma Crossing
National Heritage
Area
Yuma $746,667.60 Completed
Project Description: This project restored approximately 68-acres of non-invasive
vegetation within the Yuma East Wetlands along the Lower Colorado River. The project
increased the area of restored acres in the Yuma East Wetlands by creating over 378-
acres of continuous native riparian and wetland habitat that also provides habitat for both
resident and migratory wildlife species. Project activities included revegetating riparian
areas with cottonwood, willow, mesquite and other native species, monitoring restoration
techniques, and maintaining restored areas to ensure habitat establishment.
08-154WPF: Billy Creek Natural Area Riparian Restoration Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
163 Town of Pinetop –
Lakeside Navajo $248,826.00 June 30, 2013
Project Description: This project enhanced, restored and protected the riparian function
and habitats along a 1-mile reach of Billy Creek. In addition, the project was able to
create a community constituency to support long-term protection and enjoyment of the
urban riparian corridor through the Town of Pinetop – Lakeside. Project activities
included removing impairments to restore natural stream function to Billy Creek;
enhancing native riparian vegetation and habitats; and increasing public awareness and
support for the riparian area by facilitating access to enhance educational value and
protect resources.
08-155WPF: Restoration of the Gila River at Apache Grove
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
164 Larry Barney Greenlee $744,747.00 June 30, 2015
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Project Description: This project restored natural floodplain function by removing an
existing partially breached levee, reducing the risks of lateral erosion and land loss,
managing salt cedar, and improving riparian habitats and stream function along 1.6-miles
of the Gila River in the Apache Grove area near Duncan. Proper stream
geomorphology/channel characteristics were restored by allowing the main channel to
reattach to its former floodplain thereby restoring floodplain conditions within the project
area. The project also included mechanically excavating 3,000 feet of earthen levee and
returning the ground to natural grade to restore natural flooding to the floodplain. A
series of overbank hedgerows were designed and constructed in agricultural fields to
allow for efficient harvesting of crops. Other project components included
implementation of bank stabilization measures, invasive vegetative species management,
native species revegetation, monitoring, fencing, livestock management, and public
outreach.
08-156WPF: Cocopah Colorado River Restoration
Map # Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
165 Cocopah Indian Tribe Yuma $296,810.00 Completed
Project Description: This project restored 25-acres of native wetland, riparian, and
upland vegetation. The project included 1-acre of bankline along the Colorado River, 19-
acres of cottonwood/willow/mesquite forest, and 5-acres of fallow agriculture conversion
to riparian upland habitat within the Limotrophe District along the Lower Colorado
River.
08-157WPF: Paria River Exotic Removal Project: Phase I
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
166 Grand Canyon Trust Coconino $293,960.10 February 28, 2015
Project Description: This project is reducing non-native shrubs and trees along an 11-
mile reach of the Paria River to enhance native plant/animal communities. The project is
restoring and preserving natural conditions by decreasing the negative impacts of non-native
shrubs and trees such as tamarisk and Russian olive; as well as enhancing wildlife
habitat by protecting and restoring native riparian vegetation through natural recruitment
following treatment. Through volunteer removal efforts and outreach activities, the
public is being educated about the importance of native vegetation to Arizona’s stream
systems.
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08-158WPF: Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Restoration Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
167 Prescott Creeks Yavapai $798,988.00 March 31, 2013
Project Description: This project has enhanced and restored Granite Creek, a unique
riparian ecosystem in the Verde River Watershed. The restoration of Granite Creek
included reestablishing riparian habitat and restoring proper stream geomorphology and
hydrologic function. The project has dramatically improved wildlife habitat and includes
a significant public outreach effort that has educated the community about local natural
resource issues.
08-159WPF: Hoxworth Springs Stream Channel Restoration Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
168 Coconino National
Forest Coconino $142,543.20 September 30, 2013
Project Description: This project has restored the riparian function of approximately 0.4
miles of degraded stream channel and 8 acres of associated montane meadow within a
portion of the Hoxworth Springs Stream Channel. The project included construction of
an exclosure fence to protect the project area from ungulates, development of a detailed
topographic survey, stream channel design and construction, noxious weed treatment,
native re-vegetation with hydromulch seeding, Bebb’s Willow plantings, and conducting
vegetative, photopoint, and stream channel stability monitoring. An existing road was
relocated out of a portion of the meadow area to restore proper stream channel
characteristics and reduce sedimentation downstream of the project.
08-160WPF: Atturbury Wash Riparian Stewardship Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
169 Tucson Audubon
Society Pima $390,839.00 March 31, 2014
Project Description: This project is implementing riparian restoration on an
undeveloped .45-mile reach of the Atturbury Wash at Abraham Lincoln Regional Park in
the City of Tucson. Atturbury Wash is an ephemeral waterway that flows in a
northeasterly direction into Pantano Wash. Native revegetation, rainwater harvesting,
and installation of check dams are the central elements of the restoration plans.
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08-161WPF: Montezuma Well Riparian Pasture Restoration
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
170 Natural Channel
Design, Inc. Yavapai $296,155.00 April 1, 2013
Project Description: This project has restored native vegetation along 1.2-miles of Wet
Beaver Creek, a tributary to the Verde River in central Arizona. The project has restored
an irrigation ditch to reconnect riparian habitats, restore riparian desert bosque and
grassland habitats. The project has included educational opportunities for Monument
visitors regarding riparian habitats, including the recruitment of volunteers to assist in
revegetation efforts.
09-162: Middle Fossil Creek Riparian Habitat Protection and Restoration
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
171 U.S Forest Service Yavapai &
Gila $250,348.00 March 31, 2014
Project Description: This project has restored riparian habitat, reduced sediment,
improved water quality and protected cultural resources in Middle Fossil Creek through
permanent removal of high-use dispersed campsites; ripping and reseeding of access
roads located within the riparian zone; and the development of a communication plan to
educate visitors about the importance of riparian resources. The project includes on-going
monitoring of riparian vegetation, water quality and visitor use.
09-163WPF: Double Circle Ranch Erosion Control Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
172 Wilma Jenkins Greenlee $35,356.00 April 30, 2013
Project Description: This project has reduced sediment load and erosion occurring on a
portion of a 37,000-acre ranch located in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests and
within the Eagle Creek Watershed. By conducting three hands-on workshops (over two
and a half days), volunteers were educated on erosion control and restoration practices.
The project included restoration of drainages by constructing small rock dams, media
lunas, splash aprons, and armoring in eroding gullies to catch silt and soil, thereby
reducing channel sediment loading, increasing vegetation, and improving channel
characteristics of the drainages.
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09-164WPF: Babocomari River Riparian Protection Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
173
Coronado Resource
Conservation and
Development
Santa Cruz $118,125.00 March 31, 2014
Project Description: This project is conserving and protecting riparian resources on two
adjoining ranches in southeast Arizona, the Babocomari Cattle Ranch and the adjoining
Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch. The project involved the installation of 2 miles of
livestock fencing along the Babocomari River. Monitoring and reporting are being
completed to support cooperating ranches with making future management decisions.
09-165WPF: Alpine Ranger District Riparian Improvement
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
174 National Wild Turkey
Federation Apache $372,579.00 September 30, 2015
Project Description: This project is still in the planning stages and is intended to
improve water quality, riparian vegetation, wild turkey nesting and brood habitat, and
threatened, endangered and sensitive species habitats on eight riparian sites on the
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. This project includes forest thinning, constructing
fence exclosures, spring box restoration, and creek crossing modifications working in
coordination with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service’s Alpine Ranger District.
09-166WPF: Hunter’s Hole Riparian and Wetland Restoration Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
175
Yuma Crossing
National Heritage
Area
Yuma $648,389.00 July 31, 2014
Project Description: This project is in the process of restoring 36.75 acres of riparian
and wetland habitat along the Colorado River in the Limitrophe Division. Restoration of
native habitats is being implemented in: 9.25 acres of open water and channels; 10.25
acres of marsh; 7.5 acres of riparian habitat; and 9.75 acres of mesquite habitat. The
project included excavation of existing and proposed open water ponds and channels,
restoration using bioengineering techniques and revegetation with native species.
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09-167WPF: Tavasci Marsh Wetland Restoration Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
176 Natural Channel
Design, Inc. Yavapai $374,838.00 Terminated
Project Description: The purpose of this project was to restore and protect wetland
marsh vegetation and wildlife habitat; enhance hydrologic conditions and marsh function;
and to decrease the negative impacts of monotypic and invasive vegetation on 9 acres of
Tavasci Marsh. Prior to implementation of on the ground earth work, a comprehensive
engineering design plan was developed in order to meet the project objectives. In
addition, environmental sampling was completed, which revealed elevated levels of
copper and arsenic. Due to the potential risk of harm to human health and the
environment should the project be implemented, this project was terminated in FY 2012.
Total funding paid toward work completed was $66,120.
09-169WPF: Gila River Water Conservation Education Program
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
177 The Gila Watershed
Partnership Graham $148,612.80 March 31, 2013
Project Description: This project is reducing per capita per day consumption of water
throughout the Upper Gila Watershed. An intense water education program has been
implemented in Graham and Greenlee Counties and includes a media campaign, school
education program, home and business water audit program, and educational programs at
major community events.
09-171: Black Canyon Riparian Restoration Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
178
Black Canyon City
Community
Association
Yavapai $281,288.00 July 31, 2012
Project Description: This project enhanced and restored approximately 22 acres of
native cottonwood, willow, mesquite, open water and marsh habitat along and adjacent to
.5 miles of the Agua Fria River in Black Canyon City. This project included clearing,
mulching, herbicide treatment of non-native vegetative species, channel and wetland
excavation, and native plant revegetation. The project enhanced native plant species and
habitat for fish and wildlife.
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11-172WPF: Avifaunal and Butterfly (Lepidoptera) Recovery in Restored Wetland
and Riparian Habitats
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
179
Yuma Crossing
National Heritage
Area
Yuma $100,758.00 November 30, 2012
Project Description: This research project is comparing avifaunal and butterfly
community richness and abundance in restored versus control wetland and riparian
habitats in the Yuma East Wetlands on the Lower Colorado River. The project is
building upon previous research and providing detailed information on the breeding
avifaunal and migrating and resident butterfly species present in the Yuma East
Wetlands. This project is also providing additional new information on the recovery of
the avifaunal community and butterfly species in the project area. This project is
demonstrating that the goals and objectives of restoring over 350 acres of aquatic,
wetland, and riparian habitats in the Yuma East Wetlands are being achieved.
11-173WPF: Invasive Weed Control – Gila River Corridor, Greenlee County
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
180
Coronado Resource
Conservation and
Development Area
Greenlee $261,995.96 April 30, 2015
Project Description: The Gila River channel, riparian area and flood plain through
Greenlee County have been invaded by Russian knapweed, Hoary cress, Yellow
starthistle, Malta starthistle and Bull thistle. Once established, these invasive weeds can
create monocultures that significantly alter ecosystems, which degrade wildlife habitat
and agricultural lands. Funding for this project is being used to implement a highly
aggressive integrated weed management program that will restore and protect thirty miles
of the Gila River and its associated riparian habitat in Greenlee County.
The project will include outreach activities to landowners and the general public with the
goal of establishing Early Detection – Rapid Response teams that will be key to long-term
control through identification, tracking and trending of invasive weeds. This will
allow the community to proactively respond and eradicate any further outbreaks. The
project will compliment efforts by the Southwest New Mexico Weed Management Area,
which is implementing a similar effort on their side of the state line.
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11-174WPF: Eagle Creek Riparian Restoration at Filleman Crossing
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
181
Eagle Creek
Riparian Restoration
at Filleman Crossing
Greenlee $265,776.00 June 30, 2014
Project Description: This project will reduce downstream sedimentation and turbidity;
and protect and enhance habitat for federally listed species by armoring a flood-prone
road crossing located on the grantee’s private property along US Forest Service Road
217. Greenlee County has agreed, through an easement with the grantee, to maintain the
crossing. In recent years the US Forest Service relocated most of the in-stream portion of
the road crossing. The crossing is now much shorter, perpendicular to both banks, and
typical of most stream crossings. Rock rip-rap, aggregate, geo-textile fabric, and gravel
surfacing will be installed and compacted across the stream channel. In addition to
containing native species, Eagle Creek at the project site is designated critical habitat for
the Gila chub and the loach minnow.
11-175WPF: E. Coli Reduction on the San Francisco River through Alternative
Livestock Water on the Kaler Ranch, Phase III
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
182 Richard and Lois
Kaler Greenlee $137,594.43 May 31, 2013
Project Description: The San Francisco River exceeds water quality standards for E.
Coli and is listed on EPA’s 303(d) List of impaired waters. The Gila Watershed
Partnership of Arizona, along with county, state and federal partners, determined that
possible causes of the E. Coli contamination were wildlife, humans (ineffective septic
systems and lack of restroom facilities in recreation areas) and livestock. This project has
allowed the Kaler's to permanently exclude their cattle from the riparian area through the
installation of an off-channel solar well, water storage tanks and water troughs. On-going
monitoring will determine whether these management practices have reduced E. Coli
levels in the San Francisco River.
11-176WPF: Double Circle Ranch Erosion Control Project, Phase II
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
183 Wilma Jenkins Greenlee $36,866.60 May 31, 2015
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Project Description: The Double Circle Ranch is a 37,000-acre ranch located in the
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The ranch unit has an eight mile boundary within
Eagle Creek. Portions of Eagle Creek have been designated as critical habitat for the
Loach minnow and Spikedace, two federally protected native fish. The Grantee has
implemented many successful projects on their ranch, including two from the AWPF
(one erosion control project - 09-163WPF and one fencing project – 06-135WPF).
This project is a continuation of work that was implemented with AWPF funding under
Grant Number 09-163WPF, and included restoration of certain drainages that feed into
Eagle Creek. Like the previous grant, three hands-on workshops (over two and a half
days) are being conducted to utilize and educate volunteers on erosion control and
restoration practices. By constructing small rock dams, media lunas, splash aprons, and
armoring in eroding gullies to catch silt and soil, this project will reduce channel
sediment loading, increase vegetation, and improve channel characteristics of the upland
drainages.
11-177WPF: Eagle Creek Riparian Protection Grant Project
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
184 Darcy Ely Greenlee $136,714.11 June 30, 2013
Project Description: This project will protect and preserve water quality and quantity in
Eagle Creek, and enhance the riparian corridor by replacement of the San Carlos Apache
Reservation boundary fence. Historic livestock use in the Upper Eagle Creek watershed
has degraded the upland watershed and associated stream channel and riparian
conditions, and reduced the aquatic habitat of Eagle Creek and its upper tributaries. To
protect and preserve Eagle Creek and its riparian corridor, the grantee will reconstruct
five miles of boundary fence on the 4-Drag ranch between U.S. Forest Service land and
the San Carlos Apache Nation.
11-179WPF: Inventory of Tamarisk Leaf Beetle and Effects on Riparian Habitat in
the Colorado, Verde, Salt and Tonto Rivers
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
185 Northern Arizona
University Coconino $141,972.80 July 31, 2013
Project Description: The use of Tamarisk leaf beetles, Diorhabda spp. as a potential
biocontrol agent against tamarisk began in 1999. Beetles were released in Utah and
Colorado in 2000 and since then its range has expanded to include Nevada, Texas, New
Mexico and along the Colorado River in Arizona. The effect of defoliation by Tamarisk
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leaf beetles is likely to affect ecosystem processes, wildlife population dynamics and
plant community structure.
This project is expanding upon existing research currently being conducted along the
Colorado River to include the Verde, Tonto and Salt Rivers. Each of these rivers has
varying amounts of tamarisk cover, but do provide habitat for southwestern willow
flycatcher and Yellow-billed Cuckoo. The project includes ground surveys to sample for
presence and identification of beetle species, measuring microclimate parameters,
estimating plant cover and identifying plant species, including nonnative plants that may
benefit from defoliation.
11-180WPF: Pakoon Wash and Pakoon Springs Restoration and Enhancement
Project
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Completion Date
186 USDI Bureau of
Land Management Mohave $306,353.00 June 30, 2014
Project Description: Pakoon Springs has been identified as one of the largest and most
important spring complexes on the Arizona Strip. This project is a continuation of work
that was implemented with AWPF funding under Grant Number 06-137WPF, which
restored the Pakoon Springs and stream channel complex to natural conditions. The
agricultural irrigation conveyances have been removed and the land has been recontoured
and revegetated resulting in multiple restored natural spring features. Perennial flows
were reestablished into Pakoon Wash after flows were redirected. As a result, the largest
perennial stream in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument was recreated. That
AWPF funded project was recently selected by the BLM as the most successful
conservation partnership of the Conservation Lands System.
This project is to continue removal of non-native species, reestablish vegetated historic
floodplain conditions, restore proper ecosystem function, enhance project monitoring,
collaborate with other habitat and fish and wildlife management agencies, develop
strategies for translocation of significant rare native species, and develop a unique field
site for education and interpretation efforts in this important area. The channel will be
recontoured to restore natural stream function. Bullfrog eradication will continue and
translocation of two high priority native species includes the rare native relict leopard
frog.
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11-181WPF: Hidden Slough and Leopard Frog Marsh Restoration in Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area, AZ
Map
# Grantee County AWPF
Funding
Estimated
Completion Date
187 Grand Canyon
Wildlands Council Coconino $348,901.00 May 31, 2014
Project Description: This project is a 3 year effort initiated by the grantee to assist the
National Park Service (NPS) by undertaking riparian restoration and monitoring in the
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area downstream from Glen Canyon Dam at two sites.
The sites are Hidden Slough, located at river mile 6.5Right, and Leopard Frog Marsh at
River Mile 9Left. The grantee has implemented many successful projects in Glen and
Grand Canyons including tamarisk control and revegetation of 6 acres at Hidden Slough
from 2008 to 2010 and they have constructed a native plant nursery at Lee’s Ferry. This
project will quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the recent tamarisk removal and
revegetation at Hidden Slough, complete tamarisk control, complete the native
revegetation process, phase out the on-site irrigation infrastructure, and develop and test a
monitoring program for the NPS. The results of these activities are to guide restoration at
Leopard Frog Marsh, which will include habitat restoration planning, tamarisk control,
native revegetation and reintroduction of the Northern leopard frog on approximately 1 to
1.5 acres.
Conclusion
In the upcoming fiscal year, the Commission and staff will continue to make substantial
progress toward the restoration, protection and enhancement of river and riparian
resources throughout the State. The Commission will postpone its FY 2013 grant cycle
in order to work toward resolving program administration funding issues. If the
Commission is successful in securing multi-year program administration funds, the next
grant cycle will be implemented in March 2013. The Commission is committed to
approving projects that are fiscally responsible and beneficial to the citizens of Arizona.
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Appendix A: Map and List of AWPF Projects
The Map and List of AWPF Projects with Map Key in this report contain a compilation
of grants awarded between FY 1995 – 2011 that have been implemented through
contracts and had expenditures made against the grant award. Some grant awards were
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Map # Grant # Project Title Grant Amount County Project Status
1 95-001
Stable Isotope Assessment of Groundwater and Surface Water
Interaction: Application to the Verde River Headwaters $21,508.00 YAVAPAI Closed
2 95-002
Partnership for Riparian Conservation in Northeastern Pima
County (PROPIMA) $78,100.00 PIMA Closed
3 95-003 Sycamore Creek Riparian Management Area $115,522.00 MARICOPA Closed
4 95-004
Road Reclamation to Improve Riparian Habitat Along the
Hassayampa and Verde Rivers $45,693.00 YAVAPAI Closed
5 95-005
Preservation of the San Pedro River Utilizing Effluent
Recharge $333,863.00 COCHISE Closed
6 95-006
Critical Riparian Habitat Restoration along a Perennial Reach
of a Verde River Tributary $102,535.00 COCONINO Closed
7 95-007 High Plains Effluent Recharge Project $189,000.00 PIMA Closed
8 95-008 Picacho Reservoir Riparian Enhancement Project $2,400,000.00 PINAL Closed
9 95-009 Regeneration and survivorship of Arizona Sycamore $34,617.00 COCHISE Closed
10 95-010
Assessment of the Role of Effluent Dominated Rivers in
Supporting Riparian Functions $46,750.00 MARICOPA Closed
11 95-012
The Comprehensive Plan for the Watson Woods Riparian
Preserve $33,267.34 YAVAPAI Closed
12 95-014 Gila Box Riparian and Water Quality Improvement Project $157,223.00 GREENLEE Closed
13 95-015 San Pedro RNCA Watershed Rehabilitation/Restoration Project $286,000.00 COCHISE Closed
14 95-016
Refinement of Geologic Model, Lower Cienega Basin, Pima
County, Arizona $7,390.00 PIMA Closed
15 95-017 Restoration of Fossil Creek Riparian Ecosystem $59,693.00 YAVAPAI Closed
16 95-018
Autecology and Restoration of Sporobolus Wrightii Riparian
Grasslands in Southern Arizona $53,734.00 COCHISE Closed
17 95-019 Quantifying Anti-Erosion Traits of Streambank Graminoids $14,910.00 GILA Closed
18 95-020 Teran Watershed Enhancement $142,378.38 COCHISE Closed
19 95-021 Lofer Cienega Restoration Project $161,204.00 APACHE Closed
20 95-022 Gooseberry Watershed Restoration Project $126,406.00 APACHE Closed
21 95-023 Sabino Creek Riparian Ecosystem Protection Project $16,385.00 PIMA Closed
22 95-024 Potrero Creek Wetland Characterization and Management Plan $75,300.00 SANTA CRUZ Closed
23 96-0001
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Watershed
Protection and Improvement Project $89,250.00 COCHISE Closed
24 96-0002 Completion Phase: Hi-Point Well Project $77,844.40 COCONINO Closed
25 96-0003 Hoxworth Springs Riparian Restoration Project $31,545.00 COCONINO Closed
26 96-0004
Hydrologic Investigation & Conservation Planning: Pipe
Springs $50,000.00 MOHAVE Closed
27 96-0005
Tres Rios-River Management and Constructed Wetlands
Project $1,000,000.00 MARICOPA Closed
28 96-0006
Hydrogeologic Investigation of Groundwater Movement and
Sources of Base Flow to Sonoita Creek and Implementation of
Long-Term Monitoring Program $155,715.00 SANTA CRUZ Closed
29 96-0007 Ash Creek Riparian Protection Project $19,248.00 YAVAPAI Closed
30 96-0008 Watson Woods Vegetation Inventory $16,115.00 YAVAPAI Closed
31 96-0009 Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Visitor Management $8,556.79 YAVAPAI Closed
32 96-0010
Rehabilitating the Puertocito Wash on the Buenos Aires
National Wildlife Refuge. $83,432.00 PIMA Closed
* The “Grant Amount” column represents the full grant awarded for each project and will total more than the grant disbursements and grant
obligations sections on the financial page. Some grants have been completed for less money than the amount budgeted while others have
terminated prior to expenditure of the full grant amount. This column has not been changed to reflect these situations.
List of AWPF Projects with Map Key
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33 96-0011 Lower Colorado River - Imperial Division Restoration $435,928.00 YUMA Closed
34 96-0012 Eagle Creek Watershed and Riparian Stabilization $80,626.00 GRAHAM Closed
35 96-0013 Happy Valley Riparian Area Restoration Project $64,697.00 COCHISE Closed
36 96-0014 Klondyke Tailings Response Strategy Analysis (RSA) $77,614.00 GRAHAM Closed
37 96-0015 Abandonment of an Artesian Geothermal Well $113,360.00 GRAHAM Closed
38 96-0016 'Ahakhav Tribal Preserve $1,131,477.00 LA PAZ Closed
39 96-0017 Big Sandy River Riparian Project $92,000.00 MOHAVE Closed
40 96-0018 San Carlos Spring Protection Project $131,540.00 GILA Closed
41 96-0019 Response of Bebb Willow to Riparian Restoration $33,752.00 COCONINO Closed
42 96-0020 Cienega Creek Stream Restoration $210,700.00 PIMA Closed
43 96-0021
Riparian Vegetation and Stream Channel Changes Associated
with Water Management along the Bill Williams River $14,788.00 MOHAVE Closed
44 96-0022
Saffell Canyon and Murray Basin Watershed Restoration
Project $24,316.00 APACHE Closed
45 96-0023 Watershed Restoration at the Yuma Conservation Gardens $31,050.00 YUMA Closed
46 96-0025 Tsaile Creek Watershed Restoration Demonstration $152,775.00 APACHE Closed
47 96-0026
Riparian Restoration on the San Xavier Indian Reservation
Community $591,319.00 PIMA Closed
48 97-027 Lyle Canyon Allotment Riparian Area Restoration Project $60,359.57 COCHISE Closed
49 97-028
Creation of a Reference Riparian Area in the Gila Valley –
Discovery Park $182,000.00 GRAHAM Closed
50 97-029
Demonstration Enhancement of Riparian Zone and Stream
Channel along stretch of Pueblo Colorado Wash at Hubbell
Trading Post $91,110.00 APACHE Closed
51 97-030
Walnut Creek Center for Education and Research - Biological
Inventory $50,580.00 YAVAPAI Closed
52 97-031
Lincoln Park Riparian Habitat Project (f.k.a. Atturbury Wash
Project) $154,580.00 PIMA Closed
53 97-032 'Ahakhav Tribal Preserve - Deer Island Revegetation $228,800.00 LA PAZ Closed
54 97-033 Proctor Vegetation Modification $11,487.00 PIMA Closed
55 97-034 Oak Tree Gully Stabilization $42,491.00 PIMA Closed
56 97-035
Watershed Improvement to Restore Riparian & Aquatic Habitat
on the Muleshoe Ranch CMA $128,315.00 COCHISE Closed
57 97-036
Stable Isotopes as Tracers of Water Quality Constituents in the
Upper Gila River $27,338.00 GRAHAM Closed
58 97-037 Talastima (Blue Canyon) Watershed Restoration Project $310,192.00 COCONINO Closed
59 97-038
Tres Rios Wetlands Heavy-Metal Bioavailability and
Denitrification Investigation $117,028.00 MARICOPA Closed
60 97-040 Bingham Cienega Riparian Restoration Project $84,679.00 PIMA Closed
61 97-041 Altar Valley Watershed Resource Assessment $88,730.00 PIMA Closed
62 97-042 Queen Creek Restoration & Management Plan $207,595.00 PINAL Closed
63 97-044 San Pedro River Preserve Riparian Habitat Restoration Project $336,127.00 PINAL Closed
64 97-045 Santa Cruz Headwaters Project $100,445.00 SANTA CRUZ Closed
65 98-046 EC Bar Ranch Water Well Project $20,300.00 APACHE Closed
66 98-047 Upper Verde Adaptive Management Unit $115,300.00 YAVAPAI Closed
67 98-049 Empire/Cienega/Empirita Fencing Project $54,850.00 PIMA Closed
68 98-050
Watershed Restoration Of A High-Elevation Riparian
Community $304,775.00 COCONINO Closed
69 98-051 Evaluation of Carex Species for Use in Riparian Restoration $47,907.00 COCONINO Closed
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70 98-052
Tritium As A Tracer Of Groundwater Sources And Movement
In The Upper Gila River Drainage $41,028.00 GRAHAM Closed
71 98-054
Fluvial Geomorphology Study And Demonstration Projects To
Enhance And Restore Riparian Habitat On The Gila River
From The New Mexico Border $449,872.00 GRAHAM Closed
72 98-055 Horseshoe Allotment: Verde Riparian Project II $82,561.99 YAVAPAI Closed
73 98-057 Upper Verde Valley Riparian Area Historical Analysis $44,019.00 YAVAPAI Closed
74 98-058
Effects Of Removal Of Livestock Grazing On Riparian
Vegetation And Channel Conditions of Selected Reaches of the
Upper Verde River $116,500.00 YAVAPAI Closed
75 98-059
Verde River Headwaters Riparian Restoration Demonstration
Project $204,629.00 COCONINO Closed
76 98-061 Watershed Enhancement on the Antelope Allotment $137,307.00 MOHAVE Closed
77 98-062
Partnership For Riparian Conservation In Northeastern Pima
County II $54,734.55 PIMA Closed
78 98-066 Hay Mountain Watershed Rehabilitation $116,525.00 COCHISE Closed
79 99-067 EC Bar Ranch Wildlife Drinker Project $30,500.00 APACHE Closed
80 99-068 Lower Cienega Creek Restoration Evaluation Project $83,272.00 PIMA Closed
81 99-069
Riparian and Watershed Enhancements On the A7 Ranch -
Lower San Pedro River $521,197.45 COCHISE Closed
82 99-070
Lyle Canyon Allotment Riparian Area Restoration Project ---
Phase 2 $214,211.00 SANTA CRUZ Closed
83 99-071
Protection Of Spring and Seep Resources of The South Rim,
Grand Canyon National Park By Measuring Water Quality,
Flow and Associated Biota $238,953.00 COCONINO Closed
84 99-072
Leopard Frog Habitat and Population Conservation At Buenos
Aires National Wildlife Refuge $120,485.00 PIMA Closed
85 99-073 Colorado River Nature Center Backwater ---- Phase 2 $41,500.00 MOHAVE Closed
86 99-074
Proposal to Inventory, Assess And Recommend Recovery
Priorities For Arizona Strip Springs, Seeps and Natural Ponds $101,856.00 COCONINO Closed
87 99-075 Glen and Grand Canyon Riparian Restoration Project $371,285.00 COCONINO Closed
88 99-076
Watson Woods Preserve Herpetological Interpretive Guide and
Checklist $31,255.55 YAVAPAI Closed
89 99-077 Blue Box Crossing $150,000.00 GREENLEE Closed
90 99-078
Aquifer Framework And Ground-Water Flow Paths In Big and
Little Chino Basins $188,140.00 YAVAPAI Closed
91 99-079 Little Colorado River Riparian Restoration Project $404,587.00 APACHE Closed
92 99-080 Cortaro Mesquite Bosque $486,650.00 PIMA Closed
93 99-083 Cherry Creek Enhancement Demonstration Project $263,225.00 GILA Closed
94 99-084
Assessments of Riparian Zones in the Little Colorado River
Watershed $79,443.50 NAVAJO Closed
95 99-085 Kirkland Creek Watershed Resource Assessment $131,430.00 YAVAPAI Closed
96 99-086 Abandonment of Gila Oil Syndicate Well #1 $333,790.00 GRAHAM Closed
97 99-087 Rillito Creek Habitat Restoration Project $293,000.00 PIMA Closed
98 99-088 Wickenburg High School Stream Habitat Creation $69,100.00 MARICOPA Closed
99 99-089
Town of Eagar/Round Valley Water Users Association
Pressure Irrigation Feasibility Study & Preliminary Design $320,540.00 APACHE Closed
100 99-090 Redrock Riparian Improvement $62,350.00 SANTA CRUZ Closed
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101 99-091
Effects of Livestock Use Levels on Riparian Trees on the
Verde River $41,417.00 YAVAPAI Closed
102 99-092 Little Colorado River Enhancement Demonstration Project $348,627.94 APACHE Closed
103 99-093 Coconino Plateau Regional Water Study $134,200.00 COCONINO Closed
104 99-094 Santa Cruz River Park Extension $434,684.00 PIMA Closed
105 99-095 Brown Creek Riparian Restoration $34,037.00 APACHE Closed
106 99-096 Upper Santa Cruz Watershed Restoration $184,950.00 SANTA CRUZ Closed
107 99-097 Dakini Valley Riparian Project $66,130.00 GILA Closed
108 99-098 Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Project $950,408.00 MARICOPA Closed
109 00-099 Gila Reference Riparian Area, Discovery Park $152,850.80 GRAHAM Closed
110 00-100 Willow Creek Riparian Restoration Project $33,480.00 MOHAVE Closed
111 00-101
Murray Basin and Saffell Canyon Watershed Restoration
Project $260,727.83 APACHE Closed
112 00-102
Upper Eagle Creek Restoration on East Eagle Allotment of
Four Drag Ranch $66,330.00 GREENLEE Closed
113 00-103 Riparian Restoration on the Santa Cruz River - Santa Fe Ranch $49,008.00 SANTA CRUZ Closed
114 00-104
Continued Enhancement of Pueblo Colorado Wash at Hubbell
Trading Post National Historic Site $69,349.00 APACHE Closed
115 00-105
Hubbell Trading Post Riparian Restoration with Treated
Effluent $81,951.00 APACHE Closed
116 00-106
Tres Alamos Ranch Dirt-Tanks-To-Aquatic-Habitat
Conversion $69,220.56 YAVAPAI Closed
117 00-108 Lake Mary Watershed Streams Restoration Project $253,119.00 COCONINO Closed
118 00-109 Lower San Pedro Watershed Project $249,871.00 PIMA Closed
119 00-110 Upper Fairchild Draw Riparian Restoration $35,515.00 COCONINO Closed
120 00-111
Cooperative Grazing Management For Riparian Improvement
on the San Pedro $228,701.00 PINAL Closed
121 00-112
Town of Eagar/Round Valley Water Users Assoc. - Additional
Mapping For Water Quality Improvements in the Watershed $151,829.00 APACHE Closed
122 00-113 Polacca Wash Grazing Management $267,511.00 NAVAJO Closed
123 00-114 The Papago Park Green Line Project $229,152.00 MARICOPA Closed
124 00-115
Tucson Audubon Society North Simpson Farm Riparian
Recovery Project $127,409.30 PIMA Closed
125 03-116 Cottonwood Creek Restoration $185,772.50 COCHISE Closed
126 03-117 Lynx Creek Restoration at Sediment Trap #2 $179,771.50 YAVAPAI Closed
127 03-118 Verde River Riparian Area Partnership Project $111,221.00 YAVAPAI Closed
128 03-119
Wet Meadows for Water Quality and Wildlife - A Riparian
Restoration Project $137,027.30 APACHE Closed
129 04-120
Verde Headwaters 3-D Hydrogeological Model Framework and
Visualization $46,634.00 YAVAPAI Closed
130 04-121 Lynx Creek Restoration $266,020.00 YAVAPAI Closed
131 04-122
Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Restoration Feasibility
Project $183,523.80 YAVAPAI Closed
132 04-123
Tucson Audubon Society, Santa Cruz River Habitat Project,
North Simpson Site, Phase 2 $130,786.00 PIMA Closed
133 04-124 Yuma East Wetlands Riparian Revegetation Project $285,878.25 YUMA Closed
134 05-125
Wilkins' Family Little Colorado River Riparian Enhancement
Project $293,618.00 APACHE Closed
135 05-126 X Diamond Ranch LCR Riparian Enhancement Project $352,119.00 APACHE Closed
136 05-127 EC Bar Ranch Reach 8 Water Well and Drinker Project $22,235.00 APACHE Closed
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137 05-128 Canyon Creek Riparian Restoration Project, Reach 4-5 $106,919.00 GILA Closed
138 05-129 Georges Lake Riparian Restoration Project $168,636.50 APACHE Closed
139 05-130 Riparian Restoration on the San Xavier District - Project Two $36,353.00 PIMA Closed
140 05-131
Management & Control of Tamarisk and Other Invasive
Vegetation at Backcountry Seeps, Springs and Tributaries in
Grand Canyon National Park $245,500.00 COCONINO Closed
141 05-132 Esperanza Ranch Riparian Restoration Project $279,411.50 SANTA CRUZ Closed
142 05-133 Verde Wild and Scenic River Fence Exclosure $63,888.50 YAVAPAI Closed
143 05-134
Quechan Indian Nation Yuma East Wetlands Restoration
Project - Phase I $263,803.25 YUMA Closed
144 06-135 Double Circle Ranch Riparian Fencing Project $84,448.00 GREENLEE Closed
145 06-136 The Arboretum at Flagstaff Wetland Habitat Enhancement $116,000.00 COCONINO Closed
146 06-137 Pakoon Springs Restoration Design and Implementation Project $262,103.00 MOHAVE Closed
147 06-138
Management and Control of Tamarisk and Other Invasive
Vegetation at Backcountry Seeps, Springs, and Tributaries in
Grand Canyon National Park - Second Year of Phase II $258,397.00 COCONINO Closed
148 06-139 Coal Mine Fence $187,013.00 SANTA CRUZ Closed
149 06-140
Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Yuma East Wetlands
Restoration Project - Phase I $256,790.00 YUMA Closed
150 07-141 Picture Canyon Rio De Flag Meander Restoration Project $330,225.00 COCONINO Active
151 07-142
Reduction of Erosion and Sedimentation along the Lower San
Pedro River Through Hydrologic Restoration of Modified
Ephemeral Washes $396,409.00 PINAL Active
152 07-143
Little Colorado River & Nutrioso Creek Riparian Enhancement
Project $198,996.00 APACHE Active
153 07-144
Evaluation of Riparian Habitat and Headcutting on Lower
Cienega Creek $23,972.00 PIMA Closed
154 07-145 Kaler Ranch Erosion Control Project, Phase II $284,332.00 GREENLEE Closed
155 07-146 Little Colorado River Project on H-Y Ranch River Property $53,000.00 NAVAJO Closed
156 07-147
The Effects of Restoration on Wildlife Recovery at the Yuma
East Wetlands Restoration Project $68,016.00 YUMA Closed
157 07-148 South Channel Phase II Restoration Project $603,487.00 YUMA Closed
158 07-149 Control of Tamarisk on 12 Miles of the Upper Verde River $366,390.00 YAVAPAI Closed
159 07-150 Fairchild Draw Riparian Restoration Project $172,674.00 COCONINO Active
160 08-151
Test of Riparian Recovery Following Cessation of
Groundwater Pumping, Lower San Pedro $61,795.00 PINAL Closed
161 08-152 AWPF Yuma East Wetlands 68-acre Riparian Revegetation $746,667.60 YUMA Active
162 08-153
The Effects of Restoration on Herpetofaunal and Mammalian
Community Recovery $156,833.40 YUMA Closed
163 08-154 Billy Creek Natural Area Riparian Restoration Project $248,826.00 NAVAJO Active
164 08-155 Restoration of the Gila River at Apache Grove $744,747.00 GREENLEE Active
165 08-156 Cocopah Colorado River Restoration $296,708.00 YUMA Active
166 08-157 Paria River Exotic Removal Project - Phase I $293,960.10 COCONINO Active
167 08-158 Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Restoration Project $798,988.00 YAVAPAI Active
168 08-159 Hoxworth Springs Stream Channel Restoration Project $142,543.20 COCONINO Active
169 08-160 Atturbury Wash Riparian Stewardship Project $390,839.00 PIMA Active
170 08-161 Montezuma Well Riparian Pasture Restoration Project $296,155.00 YAVAPAI Active
171 09-162
Middle Fossil Creek Riparian Habitat Protection and
Restoration $250,348.00 GILA Active
List of AWPF Projects with Map Key
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172 09-163 Double Circle Ranch Erosion Control Project $35,356.00 GREENLEE Active
173 09-164 Babocomari River Riparian Protection Project $118,125.00 SANTA CRUZ Active
174 09-165 Alpine Ranger District Riparian Improvement $372,579.00 APACHE Active
175 09-166 Hunter’s Hole Riparian and Wetland Restoration Project $683,345.87 YUMA Active
176 09-167 Tavasci Marsh Wetland Restoration Project $374,838.00 YAVAPAI Active
177 09-169 Gila River Water Conservation Education Program $148,612.80 GRAHAM Active
178 09-171 Black Canyon Riparian Restoration Project $291,700.00 YAVAPAI Active
179 11-172
Avifaunal and Butterfly (Lepidoptera) Recovery in Restored
Wetland and Riparian Habitats $100,758.00 YUMA Active
180 11-173 Invasive Weed Control - Gila River Corridor, Greenlee County $261,995.96 GREENLEE Active
181 11-174 Eagle Creek Riparian Restoration at Filleman Crossing $265,776.00 GREENLEE Active
182 11-175
E. Coli Reduction on the San Francisco River through
Alternative Livestock Water on the Kaler Ranch, Phase II $137,594.43 GREENLEE Active
183 11-176 Double Circle Ranch Erosion Control Project Phase II $36,866.60 GREENLEE Active
184 11-177 Eagle Creek Riparian Protection Project $136,714.11 GREENLEE Active
185 11-179
Inventory of Tamarisk Leaf Beetle and Effects on Riparian
Habitat in the Colorado, Verde, Salt and Tonto Rivers $141,972.80 COCONINO Active
186 11-180
Pakoon Wash and Pakoon Springs Restoration and
Enhancement Project $306,353.00 MOHAVE Active
187 11-181
Hidden Slough and Leopard Frog Marsh Restoration in Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area , AZ $348,901.00 MOHAVE Active
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Appendix B: Financial Statement
ARIZONA WATER PROTECTION FUND
Combined Statement of Receipts, Expenditures and Fund Balance
From Inception July 1, 2011 Through 13th Month, 2012
(000's Omitted)
FUND Cash Balance July 1, 2011 7,236
RECEIPTS:
Appropriation From General Fund 0
0
Investment Income 64
Interstate Water Sales (CAP) 983
Receipts and Donations 0 1,047
TOTAL RECEIPTS 1,047
EXPENDITURES:
ADWR Support 320
ASLD Support 0
Commission Expenses 0
Grant Disbursements 2,445
Legislative Transfer Out 56
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 2,821
FUND CASH BALANCE 5,462
LESS REMAINING GRANT OBLIGATIONS -3,591
TOTAL FUND BALANCE 1,871
ACCOUNTS
GRANT FUNDS 1,857
ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES 14
TOTAL ACCOUNT BALANCE 1,871
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