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CAP Award for Water Research

Submissions for the CAP Award for Water Research are accepted anytime during a given year through the form below. The deadline for submissions is June 1. Research submitted for this award should focus specifically on water issues that affect central and southern Arizona and the Colorado River. Papers can focus on legal, economic, political, environmental, or water management issues, as well as any other issue that might be of interest to CAP or Arizona water users. Priority will be given to Colorado River issues.

First Place: $1,000
Second Place: $500

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

  • Drought management
  • Environmental law
  • Groundwater resources
  • Indian water rights
  • Public perception of water issues
  • Recharge/replenishment
  • Riparian habitat
  • Subsidence
  • Surface water
  • Threatened/endangered species
  • Water law
  • Water policy/politics
  • Water rights
  • Water supply/use

Goals

  • Encourage and support excellence in water research in Arizona’s colleges and universities.
  • Reinforce CAP’s commitment to water education to hundreds of faculty members and students.
  • Increase public interest in water issues associated with the use of Colorado River in Central and Southern Arizona.
  • Reach and encourage college-level students interested in pursuing careers in water resource management.

Partnerships

  • The CAP Award for Water Research is intended to increase awareness about water issues associated with CAP and the Colorado River.
  • Award recipients may present their research during a public CAP board meeting.
  • Winning papers will be published on the CAP website.

Research Criteria

  • The CAP Award is available to graduate and undergraduate students at any college, university or trade school in the State of Arizona.
  • Papers should address water issues facing the Lower Basin States and should be of interest to CAP and other water users. Priority will be given to papers addressing Colorado River issues.
  • Papers should represent original, unpublished work produced solely by the students(s) and not exceed 25 pages (inclusive of references and supporting attachments).

Submission Guidelines

If you would like to submit the entry form, the complete paper and a one page abstract electronically, please complete the form below. Submissions for the CAP Award for Water Research are accepted anytime during a given year. The deadline for submissions is June 1.

Review Process

Submissions are reviewed by a committee comprised of a member of CAP’s popularly elected Board of Directors, CAP staff members and CAP water customers. All applicants are notified of the results of their applications through electronic correspondence.

Burcu Tezcan receiving CAP award for research

2023 Award - 1st Place

Burcu Tezcan for “Training a Non-Homogenous Hidden Markov Model with PMDI and Temperature to Create Climate Informed Hydrologic Scenarios”. Tezcan is pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Hydrosystems Engineering Program at Arizona State University. She received her B.S. degree in Environmental Engineering from Turkey.

Krista L. Lawless receiving CAP award for research

2023 Award - 2nd Place

Krista L. Lawless for “Institutional Analysis of Water Governance in the Colorado River Basin, 1922-2022”. Lawless is a Ph.D. Candidate of Environmental Social Science in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. Her research focuses on water supplies and governance, socio-hydrology, institutions, and water systems across spatial and temporal scales.

Past Winning Papers

Award for Water Research Entry Form

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