December 4, 2018

Board of Directors
Central Arizona Water Conservation District
23636 N. 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85024

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Re: December 6 CAWCD Board, Agenda Item #12, Drought Contingency Plan
Chair
Todd Chester
WDP Partners
Dear President Atkins and Members of the Board of Directors:
Vice Chair
Jill Hegardt
DMB Associates

Treasurer
On behalf of Valley Partnership and its 380 Company Partners and almost 2,000 Members,
Tim Brislin
Harvard Investments representing the development industry and advocating for responsible development, we are
Secretary writing to thank CAWCD for its leadership, creativity, and thoughtfulness in the challenging
Jim Kenny
El Dorado Holdings, Inc. Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) negotiations.
General Counsel
Jay Kramer
Fennemore Craig
Furthermore, on behalf of our members, who are large landowners across the CAGRD
service area that have already developed or will develop these lands in the coming years, we
Past Chair
Brett Hopper
The OPUS Group

Chris Anaradian
support the use of the up to $60 million pledged by CAWCD to provide this security to your
City of Glendale service area in the DCP.
Bob Bambauer
Sunbelt Holdings, Inc.

Rob Bassett As a member of the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) Steering Committee
Pederson Group

Chapin Bell
representing the development industry, we are supportive of the of the proposal put forth
P.B. Bell Companies by the Arizona Department of Water Resources on November 29, 2018. This plan protects
Molly Ryan Carson
Ryan Companies
the priority water system, does not cause a net loss of water from Lake Mead, provides
John Creer water mitigation for agriculture, provides water and/or funding for NIA users, provides
ASU University Real Estate Development
funding for both the Gila River Indian Community and Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT),
Brandon Dillingham
Hines and does not bring legal uncertainty with On-River Contractors. However, we do want to
Mari Flynn
Ashton Woods
help secure additional funding from the Federal and State Government for the Pinal
Dena Jones agriculture community as they transition back to wells in the coming years.
Fidelity National Title

Bryce Lloyd
First/Bank Finally, we more than any other organization, recognize the challenges of the loss of Excess
Nicole Maas
Kitchell
water in DCP to the development industry. We feel confident that the partnership and
Mike Martin pending CAGRD, Gila River Indian Community, and Gila River Water Storage, LLC acquisition
will move forward. Thus, stand firm on our October 22, 2018 letter to this body that this
APS

Rusty Mitchell
Luke Air Force Base acquisition provides the needed certainty for CAGRD and economic growth without
Jeff Moloznik
RED Development
requiring other mitigation in the DCP process.
Garrett Newland

Thank you for the consideration of our comments and we urge the CAWCD Board to
Macerich

Carolyn Oberholtzer
Bergin, Frakes, Smalley & Oberholtzer withdraw its “friendly amendment” and support the ADWR November 29, 2018 plan.
Laura Ortiz
Evergreen DevCo

Michele Pino Sincerely,

Land Advisors

Paul Rhodes
Vestar

Alan Stephenson
City of Phoenix

Pat Williams
Cheryl L. Lombard
JLL
President & CEO
11801 N. Tatum, Suite #224
PHOENIX, AZ 85018