Water Management in Arizona: An Introduction

League of Arizona Cities and Towns

Arizonans use over 7 million acre feet of water per year. Good estimates of water use for certain parts of the state and/or certain sectors are hard to obtain. Also, some water withdrawn from the Colorado River is stored for future use. •An acre foot of water is 325,851 gallons. How many people served by one acre foot? •Article in the Arizona Republic (3/12/2004) reported Arizonans use over 6.7 billion gallons of water daily. •Over 40% of Arizona water use is Groundwater