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5 Things This Intern Learned About CAP

By Silvana Burgos, Arizona Hydrological Association Herman Bouwer Intern - CAP hosted an Arizona Hydrological Society intern this summer. She will be recognized at the annual AHS Symposium, Sept. 19-21. Read more about what she learned during her time with us...
Is the DCP designed to avert a declaration of shortage?

Thomas Buschatzke, Arizona Department of Water Resources Director, and Ted Cooke, Central Arizona Project General Manager, explain that the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan, or LBDCP, is not designed to keep Lake Mead above the first tier of shortage. Rather, it’s meant to keep Lake Mead from further dropping to the most critical elevation levels, at which point Arizona’s Colorado River water users would be facing deep cuts to their water supplies and the river system would be in extreme stress. Read more about the LBDCP...LBDCP...
Happy Labor Day!

CAP wishes everyone a happy and safe Labor Day weekend!
CAP Customer Service Task Force Puts Forward Board Recommendations

The CAP Customer Service Task Force held its last meeting on Aug. 16. At that meeting, the task force voted on a set of recommendations to put forward to the CAWCD Board of Directors on September 6, 2018. The objective of the Customer Service Task Force was to identify actionable improvements to CAP customer service processes. Read more about the Customer Service Task Force recommendations...
Implementing the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan in Arizona: 4 Essential Elements

The AZDCP Steering Committee met for the first time on July 26, 2018. At that meeting, ADWR and CAWCD identified the mission of the Steering Committee, which is to “discuss and recommend how to adopt and implement the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (LBDCP) in a way that is acceptable to Arizona water users.” During the meeting, ADWR and CAWCD also identified four essential elements to consider as tools to implement the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (LBDCP) in Arizona: 1) CAP Agriculture Mitigation; 2) Tribal Intentionally Created Surplus; 3) CAP Excess Water Plan; and 4) an Arizona Conservation Plan Learn more about the AZDCP Meeting...
One Fish, Two Fish . . .

By Scott Bryan, CAP Senior Biologist - Some people believe that water in the CAP canal is, or should be, just like a swimming pool – no critters, just pristine waters. The reality is that the water quality in the canal is really good, but we have all of the same organisms that our source water supports. Aquatic vegetation, insects, invasive species, and even fish – the CAP is just an extension of the Colorado River and Lake Pleasant. It’s like a river with concrete banks and a very complex ecosystem. Learn more about the CAP...

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Colorado River Basin Project Act

In the early 20th century, Central Arizona Project was a shared dream of Arizonans; a vision of water security and stability for future generations to enjoy their quality of life in the desert. That vision was made into reality with the signing of the Colorado River Basin Project Act. Read more.