State Standards Workgroup

Arizona Department of Water Resources - State Standards Workgroup

The State Standards Workgroup was formed in 1990 to develop standards and provide technical assistance to promote consistent responsible floodplain management and watercourse use on a statewide basis. These standards are mandated by state law, as stated in ARS 48-3605(A), which states "The director of water resources shall develop and adopt criteria for establishing the one-hundred year flood and delineating floodplains."

To accomplish this goal, the State Standards Workgroup is developing a comprehensive set of publications and resources that are used for consistent floodplain management and watercourse use through:

utilizing input and expertise from local, state, federal and private entities;
seeking sufficient funding needed to successfully implement our mission; and
providing training opportunities on State Standards and related issues in cooperation with the educational community.

The membership of the State Standards Workgroup consists of representatives from the following agencies or organizations who donate their time and resources to support the goals of the workgroup:

Arizona Department of Water Resources;
2 Urban Counties;
2 Rural Counties; and
AFMA Technical Committee.

Funding for the State Standards program is obtained by voluntary donations from agencies and others who benefit from the State Standards.

The documents are available on the ADWR web site free of charge. Training is made available in cooperation with the Arizona LTAP for little or no charge. For More Information, please contact the LTAP Center, at (602) 712-7157, or by fax at (602) 712-3007.