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ARI ZONA GAME AND F I SH DE PART ME NT Mission T o c o nse rve Arizo na’s dive rse wildlife re so urc e s and manage fo r safe , c o mpatible o utdo o r re c re atio n o ppo rtunitie s fo r c urre nt and future ge ne ratio ns. T y Gra y, Dire c to r

WI L DL I F E WAT E R DE VE L OPME NT I N ARI ZONA • Wa te r is a c ritic a l limiting fa c to r fo r wildlife po pula tio ns in a n a rid sta te like Arizo na . • Re lia b le na tura l wa te r so urc e s a re fe w a nd fa r b e twe e n. • E a rly wildlife ma na g e rs le a rne d tha t de ve lo ping ne w wa te r so urc e s c o uld e xpa nd a nd e nha nc e po pula tio ns o f g a me spe c ie s like q ua il, do ve , mule de e r, a nd de se rt b ig ho rn she e p. • De pa rtme nt initia te d a g g re ssive wa te r de ve lo pme nt pro g ra m in 1950’ s. • Curre ntly ma inta ins >1,500 wildlife wa te rs sta te wide , lo c a te d fro m lo w de se rts to hig h e le va tio n pla te a us.

WI L DL I F E WAT E R DE VE L OPME NT I N ARI ZONA • Mo st a re se lf-c o nta ine d ra inwa te r c a tc hme nt syste ms c o nsisting o f a me ta l, c o nc re te , o r na tura l c o lle c tio n a pro n, a sto ra g e ta nk, a nd wa te r tro ug h a c c e ssib le to wildlife . • Curre nt syste ms a re b uilt to c a pture a nd sto re la rg e vo lume s o f wa te r, minimize lo ss to e va po ra tio n, ha ve lo ng se rvic e life with minima l ma inte na nc e , a nd lo w visua l impa c t.

BE NE F I T S OF WI L DL I F E WAT E R DE VE L OPME NT S • Critic a l to ma inta ining susta ina b le po pula tio ns o f ne a rly a ll Arizo na g a me spe c ie s. • T he ma jo rity o f wildlife using the se wa te rs a re no ng a me spe c ie s suc h a s b a ts, so ng b irds, a nd b irds o f pre y. • K e y e le me nts o f c o nse rva tio n stra te g ie s fo r spe c ie s a t risk like the e nda ng e re d So no ra n pro ng ho rn a nd se ve ra l spe c ie s o f na tive a mphib ia ns.

BE NE F I T S OF WI L DL I F E WAT E R DE VE L OPME NT S • Mitig a te po te ntia l impa c ts o f hig hwa ys, utility rig hts-o f-wa y, a nd o the r infra struc ture de ve lo pme nts tha t a ffe c t wildlife mo ve me nts a nd a c c e ss to o the r wa te r so urc e s. • I nc re a sing ly impo rta nt to wildlife c o nse rva tio n a s Arizo na e xpe rie nc e s c o ntinue d po pula tio n g ro wth a nd lo ng -te rm dro ug ht b e c o me s the “ne w no rma l.”

BE NE F I T S OF WI L DL I F E WAT E R DE VE L OPME NT S • De pa rtme nt’ s wa te r de ve lo pme nt infra struc ture ha s b e e n b uilt a nd ma inta ine d a t no e xpe nse to the Arizo na ta xpa ye r a nd in pa rtne rship with a dive rse a rra y o f pub lic a nd priva te pa rtne rs. • Ne w wildlife wa te rs a re a ke y mitig a tio n c o mpo ne nt fo r the SunZia pro je c t.

T HE I CONI C SAGUARO CACT US • I c o nic spe c ie s o f the So no ra n De se rt o f Arizo na a nd Me xic o …Pro te c te d b y Arizo na la w. • Arizo na sta te flo we r. • Ca n live 150-200 ye a rs, re a c hing he ig ht o f 50 ft. • Pro vide s fo o d a nd she lte r fo r a va rie ty o f wildlife spe c ie s a nd inse c ts, a n impo rta nt fo o d so urc e fo r indig e no us pe o ple s. • Ca n b e re mo ve d fro m de ve lo pme nt a re a s a nd tra nspla nte d e lse whe re . • SunZia pro je c t will re lo c a te up to 3,000 sa g ua ro s, la rg e st sa lva g e e ffo rt to da te in Arizo na .

T HE POWE R OF PUBL I C-PRI VAT E PART NE RSHI PS • Pub lic Priva te Pa rtne rship is the mo de l fo r the 21 st c e ntury, ma king use o f priva te se c to r pro duc tive ma na g e me nt skills a nd the pub lic pla nning a nd po lic y a dhe re nc e . • Pro vide s a dva nc e d te c hno lo g y a nd c la ssic a l g o ve rnme nta l suppo rt a nd na vig a tio n thro ug h pro c e ss. • E nha nc e s pro je c t de ve lo pme nt to de live r inc re a se d va lue to multiple pa rtne rs a nd the pub lic .

T HE POWE R OF PUBL I C-PRI VAT E PART NE RSHI PS • F a c ilita te s b e tte r infra struc ture so lutio ns, ne ithe r who lly pub lic o r who lly priva te . E a c h pa rty do e s wha t it do e s b e st. • Hig h-q ua lity sta nda rds a re o b ta ine d a nd ma inta ine d thro ug h the life c yc le o f the pro je c t. • F o ste rs c o lla b o ra tio n a nd pa rtne rship to he lp pa ve the wa y fo r future pro je c ts in pub lic se rvic e a nd priva te e nte rprise .