HISTORY Files

Intergovernmental Agreement for the Sale of Water and Cost Participation (BCWR/Prescott/Prescott Valley)

This Intergovernmental Agreement for the Sale of Water and Cost Participation is dated  December 7, 2004, by and between the City of Prescott  and the Town of Prescott Valley. This agreement authorized the purchase of the JWK Ranch (later renamed the Big Chino Water Ranch) for the purpose of transporting water from the Big Chino aquifer to the Prescott Active Management area for use by Prescott and Prescott Valley. 

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2014-07-29 Water 101-108: Understanding Yavapai County Water Issues

A series of eight short articles explaining the background of the area water problems. Written by Steve Ayers for publication in the Verde Independent. 15 pages, easy to read. View Document.

2014-08-03 The History of SRP’s Claims on the Verde River and Current Legal Issues

Three part article written by Steve Ayers and published in the Verde Independent in 2003. Excellent summary. 5 pages. View Document.

A Brief History of Del Rio Springs

A brief history of human development at Del Rio Springs by Kay Lauster, condensed from articles published in the Prescott Courier written by Terry Munderloh. View Document.

Courier Editorial: “Let the pipeline go”

Courier editorial advocating abandonment of the Big Chino Water Ranch pipeline. View Document.

Del Rio Springs after Fort Whipple Moved

An short article by Terry Munderloh from the Sharlot Hall Library. View Document.

Hearing Things: The Rumble of the 900-lb SRP Gorilla in Administrative Hearings on Prescott's Pipeline

Entertaining analysis of the 2009 hearings on Prescott's application for a permit to pump the Big Chino. View Document.

Prescott AMA is Mining Water: 1999 newspaper report

Article from the Prescott Courier, Jan 16, 1999, reporting that the Prescott AMA is mining groundwater. View Document.

Prescott Water History

An illustrated history of Prescott's water supply sources over the last 150 years. View Document.

Prescott Water Works Pumphouse

Historic American Engineering Record report on the pumphouse at Del Rio Springs built in 1900-1901. View Document.