Authority Membership

A five-person Authority directs the activities of the AWBA. The Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) chairs the AWBA, and members include the President of the Board of the CAP and three persons appointed by the Governor. By law, of these appointments, one person represents CAP municipal and industrial (M&I) water users, one person represents Colorado River water users along the Colorado River, and one person must be knowledgeable in water resource management issues. Additionally, the President of the Arizona Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives each appoint one non-voting ex officio member to the AWBA.

The ADWR is responsible for providing administrative, technical and legal support to the AWBA in cooperation with the CAP to the extent requested by the AWBA.

List of current Authority members