RFCD Reports and Publications

The listing below contains some of the various reports and publications currently that the District has. New reports and District publications will be added as electronic versions become available. The District is working towards a searchable database for all reports at some point in the future.

Many of the reports are in Adobe PDF file format. If you have not already done so, you will first need to download and install Adobe System's free Acrobat Reader software to view the documents. Please be advised, some of these documents are large, and may take a long time to download.

Page Contents:

• Floodplain Studies (Special Studies, floodplain mapping and other flood hazard reports)
• Special Studies (Studies currently used for regulatory purposes)
• Other Floodplain Studies
• Riparian Habitat, Water Resources and SDCP Reports
• US Army Corps of Engineers Reports
• Quarterly and Annual Reports

Floodplain Studies

Note: On-going Floodplain mapping projects can be found on the Projects page

Special Studies Floodplain Reports

• Special Study 00 - Miscellaneous Floodplain Mapping
• Special Study 01 - Drainage Report for Arivaca Area Plan, Blanton & Co. 3/21/72
• Special Study 02 - Critical Watershed Management Plan Ruthrauff Road Area, Cella Barr Associates, May 13, 1983
• Special Study 03 - Flecha Caida Flood Improvement Study, Simons, Li & Associates, 1/28/86
• Special Study 04 - Tucson Mountain Basin Study, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc., March 15, 1986
• Special Study 05 - Highlands Wash Basin Management Plan Report, A-N West, Inc., July 15, 1986 and Phase III Final Report, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc., 1/25/90
• Special Study 06 - Riverside Terrace Basin Management Plan, Dooley-Jones & Associates, 3/13/87
• Special Study 07 - Ventana Canyon Estates, Erosion Setback Limits, Osborn, Petterson, Walbert and Associates, 2/4/88
• Special Study 08 - Millstone Manor No. 6, PCDOT&FCD, 6/20/88
• Special Study 09 - Sutherland Wash, H&H Report, PC DOT&FCD, 8/9/88
• Special Study 10 - Lee Moore Wash Watershed, PC DOT&FCD, 12/29/88
• Special Study 11 - Green Valley Drainageway No.9, CMG Drainage Engineering Inc., 1/12/89
• Special Study 12 - Valley View Wash, Flecha Caida Flood Phase 2, Simons, Li & Associates, Inc., 2/15/89 and
  
• Special Study 13 - Holladay Street & Forrest Avenue Watershed Study, McGovern, MacVittie Lodge & Dean, Inc., 1/22/90 and Drainage Relief Assessment for the Drexel/Westover Intersection, CMG Drainage Engineering, Inc., 11/25/91
• Special Study 14 - Southwest Basin Management Study, Anderson, Passarelli & Associates, 11/27/90
• Special Study 15 - Black Wash Drainage Analysis, Administrative Floodway, 7/00/90
• Special Study 16 - [Upper] Canada Del Oro Wash Letter of Map Revision Study, David Evans and Associates, 10/28/04
• Special Study 17 - Fortyniner's Interior Drainage Improvements, PC DOT&FCD, January 1992
• Special Study 18 - Soldier Trail Wash Floodplain Delineation, Arroyo Engineering, Inc., 6/29/94
• Special Study 19 - Tortolita Mountains Geomorphic Assessment, Arizona Geological Survey, June 1992
• Special Study 20 - Valencia Wash Basin Management Study, Alpha Engineering, 3/8/93
• Special Study 21 - Upper Carmack, South Branch, Sub-Basin Management Study, Robert L. Shand, P.E., Drainage & Flood-Control Engineering, 7/24/92
• Special Study 22 - 27 Mile Wash Flood Plain Delineation Study, Collins-Pina Consulting Engineers Inc., August 1992
• Special Study 23 - TanqueVerde Creek Management Study, Johnson-Brittain & Associates, July 30, 1993.
• Special Study 24 - Tortolita Area Basin Management Plan, Ph I, Ph IIB, Cella Barr Associates, 8/3/93
• Special Study 25 - Mt. Lemmon Culvert Study, CMG, Drainage Engineering, Inc., 11/19/93, and Final Drainage Report for Summerhaven Village Center, CMG Drainage Engineering, Inc., 9/13/05
• Special Study 26 - Southwest Basin Management Study Ph. II Part A, Volume 1 and Volume 2 Cella Barr Associates, 4/29/94
• Special Study 27 - New Tucson, Units 21, 22, 23, 24 & 27, Erosion-Hazard Setback Analysis for Unit 23, Martin-McItosh, 1/23/95. Hydrologic and Hydraulic Report for Units 22, 23 and 24, DJA Job No. 84-077.01. Hydrology Report, New Tucson, Unit 27, Environmental Engineering Consultants, 9/5/96
• Special Study 28 - Hydrology/Hydraulics Report for Demetrie Wash, McGovern, MacVittie, Lodge & Associates, Inc., 10/13/94
• Special Study 29 - San Joaquin Estates Floodplain Status Hydrology Report for San Joaquin Estates -- Improvement Plans Lots 268 thru 290, Trimble Engineering, Inc., 3/22/87 and Drainage Reports for Phases III-A, IV and V of San Joaquin Estates, CMG Drainage Engineering, Inc., 5/31/89.
• Special Study 30 - Hydrologic/Hydraulic Report for Palo Verde Ranch, ICON Consultants USA, Inc., 7/1/94
• Special Study 31 - Brawley Wash Floodplain Study, Simons, Li & Associates, Inc., 9/6/96
• Special Study 32 - New Tucson Units 26, 28, 29 & 30, ICON Consultants USA, Inc., 9/9/96 and Addendum I, ICON, 3/29/06 and Addendum II, ICON, 5/15/06
• Special Study 33 - Milagrosa Hills Wash, Calle de Samuel to Agua Caliente Confluence, Simons, Li & Associates, 3/13/98
• Special Study 34 - 49ers Country Club Lots 315 to 324, McGovern, MacVittie, Lodge & Associates, Inc., 8/15/95
• Special Study 35 - Earp Wash, DJA Engineering Corp., 3/4/99
• Special Study 36 - Camino Real Wash Letter of Map Revision, (Large File: 200 MB PDF format) Castro Engineering an JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc., 2/23/2009
• Special Study 37 - Camino de Oeste Wash, Arroyo Engineering, Inc., January 1999
• Special Study 38 - Sahuarita Basin Management Study, CMG Drainage Engineering Inc., 1/5/00
• Special Study 39 - HEC-1 and FLO 2-D Models for Finger Rock Wash, CMG Drainage Engineering Inc., 10/6/00 and Lower Finger Rock Wash, CMG Drainage Engineering Inc., Revised 2/28/94
• Special Study 40 - Mission Wash Study for FEMA, McGovern, MacVittie, Lodge & Associates, unknown date
• Special Study 41 - Chaparral Heights -- annexed by Oro Valley.
• Special Study 42 - Brawley Wash Primary Flood Corridor Study, Simons, Li & Associates, 6/1/99
• Special Study 43 - Idle Hour Wash Letter of Map Revision, Simons, Lie & Associates, 3/24/95
• Special Study 44 - Central Arizona Project (CAP) Tucson Aqueduct, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Reach 3 May 1982, Reach 4 April 1984, Reach 5 June 1983
• Special Study 45 - Summerhaven Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analysis, URS, 12/30/03
• Special Study 46 - Sheet Flood Mapping for Unincorporated Pima County, PCRFCD, 8/8/07
• Special Study 47 - Silverbell Trails Estates, Delph Engineering, Inc., 10/1/03
• Special Study 48 - Hacienda Sol Wash Floodplain Analysis, PC RFCD, 3/14/08 and Floodplain Analysis for an unnamed wash at the Intersection of Hacienda del Sol Road and River Road, PC RFCD, 3/14/08
• Special Study 49 - Diamond Bell Ranch Hydrology, Psomas, 10/12/07
• Special Study 50 - Floodplain Study for Flecha Caida Ranch Estates #9, Including Portions of Flecha Caida Ranch Estates #1 and #2 and Las Lomas de Catalina, JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology Inc., 4/8/08
• Special Study 51 - Floodplain Analysis for Tanuri Wash, (Large File: 136 MB PDF format), PCRFCD, 6/2/08

Other Floodplain Studies

• Lee Moore Wash Basin Management Study (In progress)
• July 31, 2006 Flood and Debris Flow Event
• Drainage Study for the Curley School Detention Basin, Ajo, Arizona, DMJM Harris, January 2006. (10 MB PDF file)
• Photographs of Walk-Through Inspection of Curley School Detention Basin (PDF)

Riparian Habitat, Water Resources and SDCP Reports

• Water for the Environment Technical Paper (PDF Format, 5 MB), September 2009, City of Tucson and Pima County
• The Water Quality of Priority Streams in Pima County (PDF Format), April 2002, Pima Association of Governments
• Bingham Cienega Source Water Study (PDF Format), February 2001, Pima Association of Governments
• Cienega Creek Natural Preserve Non-Native Plant Species Study (PDF Format), April 2003, Pima Association of Governments
• Geologic Influences on the Hydrology of Lower Cienega Creek (PDF Format), December 2003, Pima Association of Governments
• Contribution of Davidson Canyon to Base Flows in Cienega Creek (PDF Format), November 2003, Pima Association of Governments
• Lower Cienega Basin Source Water Study (PDF Format), October 2000, Pima Association of Governments
• GIS Coverage Of Perennial Streams Intermittent Streams and Areas of Shallow Groundwater (PDF Format), January 2000, Pima Association of Governments
• Groundwater Condition in Rincon Valley (PDF Format), August 2004, Pima Association of Governments
• Riparian Protection Technical Paper: Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, Supply and Planning Study, Phase II (PDF Format), May 2009, City of Tucson and Pima County
• Water Usage Near Shallow Groundwater in Pima County (PDF Format, 5 MB), March 2007, Pima Association of Governments
• Groundwater Conditions in Sopori Basin (PDF Format, 5 MB), June 2005, Pima Association of Governments
• Stormwater Management Technical Paper (PDF Format), May 2009, City of Tucson and Pima County
• Anza Park Aquatic and Riparian Ecosystem Enhancement and Restoration Evaluation (PDF Format)
• Conservation of Urban Amphibians in Tucson - Final Report (PDF Format)
• Riparian Habitat Projects brochure (PDF Format)
• Riparian Habitat Mitigation Standards and Guidelines (PDF Format)
• Pima County's Withdrawal from Its Past (PDF Format)
  (Raymond Turner's report on area landscape changes over time)
• Cañada del Oro Ecological Reconnaissance,15-19 May 2004 (PDF Format)
  (report by Philip Rosen, The University of Arizona)
• Ecological Opportunities in the Lower Santa Cruz Valley (PDF Format)
  (report by Phil Rosen, U of A. Report addresses the potential role of the Santa Cruz River in Avra Valley and Santa Cruz River Flats)

US Army Corps of Engineers Reports

• El Rio Antiguo, Pima County, Arizona
    Feasibility Study
  
• El Rio Antiguo, Pima County, Arizona
     Environmental Impact Statement
• Tanque Verde Creek, Pima County, Arizona
     Limited Reevaluation Report and Environmental Assessment, revised 08/2002
• Santa Cruz River, Paseo de las Iglesias, Pima County, Arizona, July 2004
     Draft Feasibility Report (Includes Draft Feasibility Report Appendices A-K)
• Santa Cruz River, Paseo de las Iglesias, Pima County, Arizona, July 2004
     Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• Santa Cruz River, Paseo de las Iglesias, Pima County, Arizona, July 2005
     Final Feasibility Report (Includes Feasibility Report Appendices A-K)
• Santa Cruz River, Paseo de las Iglesias, Pima County, Arizona, July 2005
     Final Environmental Impact Statement

Additional USACE Reports (County employee access only)

Viewing the USACE Reports

General readers may wish to review either Executive Summary sections or introductory parts of the main reports. Appendices included in the reports typically provide more in-depth material on a specific aspect of the project, such as hydrologic considerations, geotechnical elements, environmental issues, cultural resource aspects, and so forth.

Public involvement and comment. Several of the USACE-sponsored projects in our community are in the initial plannng or conceptualization stages. Public involvement is crucial to the ultimate success of these projects and will help ensure that they meet the needs of the community.

Project reports listed here are often posted as "draft documents" and public comment and input on them is encouraged. New reports or updated sections will be added as a project progresses or as new information becomes available. Comments or questions on any of the reports should be forwarded directly to:

Los Angeles District of the USACE
Public Affairs Office, CESPL-PA
Phone: 213-452-3908
publicaffairs-spl@spl01.usace.army.mil

For general information about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers visit the USACE Website. Also see the Los Angeles District of the USACE for more information about Arizona projects, project management activities, the planning process, public notices, and more.

 

Quarterly and Annual Reports

• Flood Control District Quarterly Updates
• Flood Control District Annual Reports

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