Tom Buschatzke

Mr. Buschatzke, Water Resources Management Advisor for the City of Phoenix, was appointed to the Authority by Governor Napolitano in September of 2006, representing an entity that holds a Central Arizona Project Municipal and Industrial sub-contract.

Mr. Buschatzke’s career in Arizona water resources began with a 1982 Arizona Department of Water Resources internship in the Phoenix AMA, and he ultimately became a Program Manager in the Adjudications Division.  He began working for the City of Phoenix in 1988 as a Hydrologist in the Law Department where he provided assistance to City management and attorneys on issues relating to the City’s water rights, water use and water supply.  He has extensive knowledge of the City’s water rights and has worked on negotiations for the Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement; Plan 6 modifications to Roosevelt Dam; Endangered Species Act impacts on the City’s water supply; the Arizona Groundwater Management Act; water delivery contracts with SRP; and a variety of other water resources issues, contracts and planning activities with local and regional implications.  Mr. Buschatzke holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from the State University of New York and has taken Master Degree level courses in Geology at Arizona State University.