CAP is committed to planning for the future to fullfill it's vision to be a collaborative, innovative leader in the management and the delivery of water to Central Arizona.

Access to Excess - Excess CAP water is a specifically defined category of water that is available for delivery one year at a time.  The demand for this supply is increasing while the overall availability is decreasing.  For 2009 orders, the CAWCD Board implemented a one-time policy to adjust orders to match projected supply.  The Board also directed Staff to work with stakeholders to develop guidelines for the future distribution of that excess water.  Learn more...

Lands Department - Water delivery is CAP's primary mission, therefore all proposed uses of CAP land (utility crossings, roadways, communication sites, etc.) are evaluated to determine the overall effect on the CAP.  Requests for land use, either from the public or private sector, requires that a land use application be submitted for review before CAP can grant a license permitting access and/or use.  In its land use decisions, CAWCD must abide by the agreements it has with the United States.  Learn more...

Project ADD Water - CAP created Project Acquistion, Development and Delivery (ADD) Water in 2007 in an effort to establish a collaborative process to determine when new supplies need to be acquired and what entities get those supplies.  Learn more...

Recovery Planning - The AWBA in partnership with CAP has stored Colorado River water in underground storage and groundwater savings facilities within the CAP service area to protect CAP water users from the impacts of shortage and to meet interstate storage agreements.  The CAP water may be retrieved by CAP when there is a shortfall in Colorado River water supplies or pursuant to interstate storage agreements.  CAP has conducted studies to recover the stored water including modeling the likelihood of shortages and evaluating delivery arrangements throughout the service area.  On November 19, 2009, an update on planning efforts was presented at the Board workshop.  View the slide presentation...

Strategic Business Plan  -  A copy of the 2010 CAWCD Strategic Plan, which was approved by the Board of Directors at the February 4, 2010, meeting, is now available.  Learn more...