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Award for Water Research

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

Papers are accepted all year for the CAP Award for Water Research. 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.

Suggested topics include but are not limited to:

Drought management
Environmental law
Groundwater resources
Indian water rights
Public perception of water issues
Recharge
Riparian habitat
Rural watershed/water use
Subsidence

Surface water
Surface/groundwater relationships
Threatened/endangered species
Water conservation
Water law
Water policy/politics
Water rights
Water supply/use

To apply, submit our online entry form.

Deadline: June 1

Winning Papers

First Place: Life Cycle Water Consumption of Alternative, Low-Carbon Transportation Fuels, by Christopher Harto, Robert Meyers and Eric Williams
Second Place: Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Central Arizona Project Water-Brine Minimization Via Vibratory Shear-enhanced Processing, by Andrea F. Corral & Umur Yenal

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Central Arizona Project

Award for Water Research