Phoenix Area Office - Programs & Activities

Program Development and Studies throughout Arizona

The Program Development Division of the Phoenix Area Office is responsible for water resource planning activities within its geographical area of responsibility throughout Arizona. The federal objective in water resource planning is to achieve a structured approach to water resource problem-solving and provide a rational framework for sound decision-making.

The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.

The Program Development Division works with communities, organizations, tribes, states, and stakeholders seeking technical assistance from the Bureau of Reclamation. Division staff assist in the planning process and conduct general water resource investigations, including appraisal, special, and feasibility studies. Special emphasis on supply and demand imbalances, drought mitigation, climate impacts, impaired water treatment, wastewater reuse, and low impact development are administered through Reclamation’s Planning, Water Conservation Field Services, and WaterSMART programs.

Information on Reclamation’s water resource planning process

Manager: John Rasmussen
Program Development Division
bor-sha-PXA-PrgDev@usbr.gov

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List of current and recently completed studies and projects: 

• Aravaipa Watershed Water Resource Investigations
• Central Arizona Salinity Study (CASS) 
• City of Cottonwood Direct Potable Reuse Study
• Comparison of Precipitation Downscaling Procedures to Guide Flooding and Water Resource Studies
• Eloy and Maricopa-Stanfield (EMS) Basin Study
• Goodyear Wetlands Study – Developing Hydraulic Loading Rates, Operations, Maintenance and Disposal Requirements for Wetland Treatment of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate
• Grade Control Structure Study – Impacts of Grade Control Structure Installations on Hydrology and Sediment Transport as an Adaptive Management Strategy
• Green Valley / Sahuarita Water Supply Appraisal Study
• Hassayampa River Study – Assessing Low Impact Development for Stormwater Management
• Impacts of Grade Control Structure Installations on Hydrology and Sediment Transport as an Adaptive Management Strategy
• LID Floodplain Study – Identifying Key Areas in the City of Phoenix for Infiltration and Retention Using Low Impact Development
• Lower Santa Cruz River (LSCR) Basin Study
• North Central Arizona Water Supply Feasibility Study 
• Northern Arizona Water Resource Investigations
• Upper Gila River Water Resource Investigations
• Verde Reservoirs Sediment Mitigation Study (VRSMS)
• West Salt River Valley (WSRV) Basin Study

For additional information, please contact the Program Development Division at bor-sha-pxa-prgdev@usbr.gov

Links to Reclamation programs:

• Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)
• WaterSMART Program
• Water Conservation Field Services Program