Town of Gilbert Approves 100-Year Lease with San Carlos Apache Tribe
Originally published in Journal of Water, Summer 2018
In June, the Town of Gilbert approved a draft water lease agreement with the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Under the agreement, the town will lease up to 5,925 AF per year of the tribes Central Arizona Project (“CAP”) allocation for 100 years.
Upon execution of the agreement, the town will pay the tribe $31,208,238—which calculates to a one-time payment of ap…