Verde River Exchange
Our work in the Verde River watershed of central Arizona began in 2014 with a feasibility study for a groundwater mitigation program to mitigate for the impacts of groundwater pumping on Verde River flows. After two years of extensive analysis, stakeholder input and program design, the Verde River Exchange was launched in 2016. The Verde River Exchange provides annual water offset credits to buyers that wish to offset the impact of their water use on the Verde River. Today, Friends of the Verde River continues to operate the Exchange and other programs to support Verde River watershed and community health. Fluent support Friends through third party verification of water saving projects, and developing tools and analyses to quantify water savings from projects large and small.
Client Friends of the Verde River
Additional Information Piloting Groundwater Mitigation in Arizona’s Verde Valley (PDF)