Water resources management plan - Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments, Arizona

140 Pages·1992·6.5 MB·English

by  National Park Service

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WATER RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Montezuma C stle and Tuzigoot
National Moi uments, Arizona
National park service
WATER RESOURCES
DIVISION
FORT
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MONTEZUMA CASTLE AND TUZIGOOT
NATIONAL MONUMENTS
ARIZONA
SEPTEMBER
1992
NATIONAL PARK SERVICt
WATER RESOURCES DIVISION
FORTCOLLINS, COLORADO
RESOURCE ROOM PROPERTY
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service

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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN
MONTEZUMA CASTLE AND TUZIGOOT NATIONAL MONUMENTS
Montezuma Castle National Monument
P. O. Box 219
Camp Verde, Arizona 86322
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Superintendent, Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
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Regional Director, Western Region

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1 1
Water Resources Planning and Legislation Requirements 1
2 MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES 10
Goals 10
Objectives 10
HYDROLOGIC ENVIRONMENT
3 12
Description of the Area 12
Climate 12
Geology and Hydrology 12
Soils 17
Biota 22
Water Resources 25
Surface Waters 28
Classification of Surface Water by Existing Uses 30
Water Quantity 31
Water Quality 33
Water Rights 38
Legal Authority for Water Resources 39
Diversions 39
Floodplain Management 40
Gravel Mining 40
Wetlands and Riparian Ecosystems 41
Potable Water Supply Systems 41
Wastewater Disposal Systems 41
Verde River Valley Planning 41
Verde River Corridor Project 41
Arizona Rivers Assessment 44
Tavasci Marsh Wildlife Habitat Restoration 44
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
4 45
Management Issues 45
Program Implementation 46
Monitoring 46
Administration 50
Research 50
Mitigation 50
Overview of Water Resources Project Statements 50
Programming Sheets 55
Project Statements 60
FUNDED PROJECTS
MOCA-N-03 Outflow Measurements for Montezuma Well 61
MOCA-N-04 Identify and Inventory Water-Related Resources 63
MOCA-N-06 Analysis of Adjacent Land Use and Status 65
MOCA-N-12 Protect the Hydrologic Characteristics of the
Archeological and Historical Setting at Montezuma Well 68
MOCA-I-02 Prepare a Management Plan for Prehistoric Sinagua
Fields 70
TUZI-N-04 Analyze Adjacent Land Use and Status 73
MOCA-N-27 Determine Vulnerability of Unique Biota to Changes in
Hydrologic Regimes 75
UNFUNDED PROJECTS
MOCA-N-05 Evaluate Water Delivery Monitoring System 80
MOCA-N-07 Inventory the Basic Natural Resources of Montezuma
Well and Adjacent Riparian and Terrestrial Habitat 82
MOCA-N-08 Assess Habitat Requirements of Aquatic Organisms at
Montezuma Well 85
MOCA-N-09 Conduct Riparian Ecosystem Research 87
MOCA-N-11 Delineate and Evaluate Strategies for Wetlands Protection 90
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MOCA-N-13 Identify Flood-Prone Areas for Protection of Lives and
Property 93
MOCA-N-23 Evaluate Effects of Hydrologic Characteristics on
Morphological Properties of Flowing Streams 95
MOCA-N-24 Evaluate Effects of Hydrologic Characteristics on
Regeneration of Vegetation in Riparian Areas 97
MOCA-N-26 Conduct Inventory and Assessment: Fishes 99
MOCA-C-08 Study of Montezuma Castle Irrigation System 101
TUZI-N-02 Identify and Inventory Water-Related Resource Attributes 103
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TUZI-N-03 Restore Tavasci Marsh 105
TUZI-N-05 Conduct Riparian and Wetlands Ecosystem Research 108
TUZI-N-06 Delineate and Evaluate Strategies for Wetlands Protection Ill
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TUZI-C-04 Preserve and Restore the Prehistoric Scene 113
BIBLIOGRAPHY
115
GLOSSARY
122
CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION
124
APPENDICES 125
APPENDIX A. List of Preparers 126
APPENDIX B. Well-number System in Arizona 127
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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
Figure 1. Verde Valley and environs in central Arizona 2
Figure 2. Montezuma Castle National Monument 3
Figure 3. Montezuma Well Unit of Montezuma Castle National Monument 4
Figure 4. Tuzigoot National Monument 5
Figure 5. Water provinces of Arizona (Cross et al. 1960) 14
Figure 6. The Verde River and its principal tributaries in Verde Valley 16
Figure 7. Geologic cross section of the Verde Valley Region 18
Figure 8. Soils map for Montezuma Castle National Monument 19
Figure 9. Soils map for Montezuma Well Unit 20
Figure 10. Soils map for Tuzigoot National Monument 21
Table 1. Average monthly and annual precipitation in inches at Beaver Creek
Ranger Station, Cottonwood, Montezuma Castle, and Rimrock in the
Verde Valley (Sellers and Hill 1974) 13
Table 2. Biotic associations occurring in Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments. Classification based on Brown et al. (1974) 24
Table 3. Well drilling activity in the vicinity of Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments from pre-1900 to 1986. Data summarized by the
Arizona Department of Water Resources (1988) 27
Table 4. Use classifications of surface waters in Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments 32
Table 5. Measurements from gaging stations on principal drainages influencing
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments (US Geological
Survey 1988) 34
Table 6. Discharge at gaging stations on principal drainages influencing
Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monument (US Geological
Survey 1988) 35
Table 7. Stations on principal drainages influencing Montezuma Castle and
Tuzigoot National Monuments with water quality data in STORET 36
Table 8. Potable water supply systems at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments 42
Table 9. Wastewater treatment systems at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot
National Monuments 43
Table 10. Water resources management projects and related servicewide issues .... 47
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