What: The city's water supply outlook as the Post-2026 Colorado River Operating Guidelines take effect January 1, 2027: a 27% cut to Arizona (about 760,000 acre-feet to the Central Arizona Project); the city draws about 40% of its demand from CAP.
Where it stands: Information-and-discussion item at the November 10 Policy Session. Stage 1 "Water Alert" has been in effect since June 2022; the report says a Stage 2 "Water Warning" is "increasingly likely" in the future, which would mean a 10% cut in city departments' water use and a 5% voluntary cut for customers. Stage 3 is named "Water Emergency" in the Drought Management Plan; no declaration or Stage 3 action is proposed.