The City of Yuma has a water allocation of 50,000 acre feet from the Colorado River. Recently, the City entered into two landmark agreements with local water districts and the Bureau of Reclamation:

1) to convert agricultural allocations to municipal and industrial uses; and

2) to receive return flow credits.

Yuma's access to the Colorado River is a great asset to this desert community. Yuma has perpetual rights to the water derived from the Colorado River, and uses only about 50% of its allocation.

Annual Water Quality Report

The City is pleased to provide a Consumer Confidence Report, also known as a Water Quality Report, which summarizes the results of thousands of tests and measurements performed throughout Yuma’s water treatment plants and the water distribution system. Throughout 2005, the City of Yuma Utilities Department tested for more than 100 substances in the tap water that was delivered to more than 103,000 residents.

2006 Water Quality Report (PDF)

 

SOURCES:

• City of Yuma website, www.ci.yuma.az.us