City Council Policy Session, April 28, 2026
Approved: Authorization to negotiate Secure Water Arizona Program (SWAP) agreements, 8-0
What happened
On April 28, 2026, Phoenix approved Authorization to negotiate Secure Water Arizona Program (SWAP) agreements (8-0).
The Phoenix City Council held a policy session on the Colorado River water supply and demand outlook; the only substantive vote authorized staff to negotiate mutual aid and transactional agreements to establish the Secure Water Arizona Program (SWAP), passing 8-0.
- Jurisdiction
- Phoenix, AZ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
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Authorization to negotiate Secure Water Arizona Program (SWAP) agreements
Council authorized staff to negotiate the development of mutual aid agreements and transactional agreements to establish the Secure Water Arizona Program, a voluntary opt-in water-sharing partnership co-developed by the cities of Phoenix and Tucson. Agreements will return to Council for approval...
Key Decisions (1)
Authorization to negotiate Secure Water Arizona Program (SWAP) agreements
Development Activity (3)
Pure Water Phoenix Program
Infrastructure
Bartlett Dam Replacement / Expansion
Infrastructure
Drought Pipeline Project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Phoenix draws about 40% of its drinking water from the…
Commercial Demand
TSMC is described as the largest economic development project in…
Housing Demand
Per-capita water use fell from about 135 gallons/day in 1990…
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Who spoke
13 distinct speakers; 11 identified names.
All speaker roles: 7 Councilmember, 4 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Mayor.
Identified name roles: 4 Staff, 6 Councilmember, 1 Mayor.
Speaker sample: Max Wilson, Staff.
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Zoning terms (5)
22 recorded timestamps
- residential (8 timestamps)
- commercial (7 timestamps)
- industrial (5 timestamps)
- zoning (1 timestamps)
- density (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (1)
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