Consulting Civil & Agricultural Engineers
Water Resources Specialists
Land Surveyors
MWD was formally organized in 1925, as a political subdivision and an
irrigation and water conservation district under Arizona state statutes and
was successfully completed in 1927.
MWD is the only priately financed reclamation project of its kind.
MWD provides water and power to service an area of approximately 60
square miles. The lands within MWD which are still in agricultural are
cropped with cotton, vegetables, fruits, citrus, grapes, and grain.
There are, however, other markets which are served by MWD including
trees, flowers, grass, hobby farms, and golf courses in those areas which
urbanized and developed.
MWD provides surface water and groundwater.
It holds the certificated rights to the waters of Agua Fria River
and its tributaries and owns and operates 47 wells.
MWD also owns power facilities that are located throughout its service
area and provides electric service to its Shareholders for agricultural
and other purposes.
MWD owns, operates, and is developing Pleasant Harbor at Lake Pleasant. Pleasant Harbor includes a marina and an RV Resort.
Reservoirs
MWD has a 157,600AF storage capacity in Lake Pleasant, now created by New
Waddell Dam. Camp Dyer Division
Dam creates Hank Raymond Lake as MWD’s regulatory storage.
It can store a maximum of 400 acre feet.
Beardsley Canal
Water is diverted from Camp Dyer Dam into the Beardsley Canal which is MWD’s
main transportation system. The
concrete-lined canal extends nearly 33 miles.
Distribution System
There are approximately 100 miles of laterals, sub-laterals and pipelines
situated throughout the MWD service area.
Wells
MWD owns 49 wells and provides power service to approximately 103 private
wells within its service area.
Central Arizona Project (CAP) Interconnect
MWD constructed an interconnect between the CAP Canal and MWD’s Beardsley
Canal which enables MWD to take its Agua Fria surface water or transport CAP
water for other water users.
Maricopa Water District (MWD) Contacts
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