Maricopa Water District
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 privately 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.
Engineering
MWD TODAY:
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.
MWD FACILITIES:
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.
Map of District
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Contacts:
George J. Cairo, P.E.
GEORGE CAIRO ENGINEERING, INC.
1630 South Stapley Drive
Stapley Center, Suite 117
Mesa, Arizona 85204
480.921.4080
480.921.4087 (Fax)
602.690.6661 (Cell)
gcairo@gcairoinc.com
Randy Riley, E.I.T., Project Engineer
GEORGE CAIRO ENGINEERING, INC.
1630 South Stapley Drive
Stapley Center, Suite 117
Mesa, Arizona 85204
480.921.4080
480.921.4087 (Fax)
rriley@gcairoinc.com
Melissa Butlett - Project Assistant, Project Coordinator
GEORGE CAIRO ENGINEERING, INC.
1630 South Stapley Drive
Stapley Center, Suite 117
Mesa, Arizona 85204
mbutlett@gcairoinc.com
Chris Cain, Mr. Glen Vortherm's Assistant, General Manager, District Engineer
Maricopa Water District
P.O. Box 900
Waddell, AZ 85355-0900
623.546.8266
chrisc@mwdaz.com
District Website
No website is currently available.
If you have further questions, comments or concerns regarding this district please contact Mr. Chris Cain (contact information shown above).