HCM2004 Summary

• Urges the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to immediately operate the Yuma Desalting Plant to fulfill obligations under the 1973 Mexican Water Treaty and the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974.

• Notes the plant was completed in 1992 and is capable of treating 100,000 acre-feet of water annually but has remained largely inoperable except for limited runs in 1993, 2007, and 2011.

• States that operating the Yuma Desalting Plant would conserve 100,000 acre-feet per year, equivalent to water supplies for over 330,000 Arizona homes annually.

• Emphasizes the Colorado River is in its 20th consecutive year of drought, making water conservation critical for the Central Arizona Project and Lake Mead water levels.

• Directs Arizona's Secretary of State to transmit this memorial to federal officials including the Interior Secretary, President, Congress leadership, and all Arizona Members of Congress.