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Know Your Water -- Andrew Craddock, Planning Analyst II, CAGRD

As part of CAP’s Know Your Water series, you will be meeting some of the employees who work each day to ensure Colorado River water flows through our 336-mile aqueduct to reach our municipal, agricultural, industrial and tribal customers. Read more about Andrew Craddock...
Lower Colorado River Basin “Field of Dreams” Welcomes New Visitors

If you build it, they will come. . .including a garter snake not seen in the U.S. in more than a century. This “Field of Dreams” is known as the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (MSCP), covering about 1,119 square miles in Arizona, California and Nevada. Started in 2005, this 50-year program is beginning to reap some true benefits thanks to new and augmented habitats in the Lower Colorado River Basin. Read more about the MSCP...
Not you again: Dealing with unwanted guests

Caddisflies are a small, moth-like insect that live in water as larvae and on land as an adult. They are harmless to humans and pets; however, they can be quite a nuisance when they emerge from the water in spring and fall. Because of the impact to neighbors, CAP has invested significant time, labor, and financial resources into researching control mechanisms that will help to reduce the caddisflies. Read more about caddisflies...
Common Climate Change Questions Facing Water Utilities

How do utilities communicate about climate change? What are the climate risks to built assets and infrastructure? How is climate change uncertainty shifting water utility planning? These are just some of the questions tackled by the Water Utility Climate Alliance, an organization CAP will be leading next year. Read more about Water Utility Climate Alliance...
DCP’s Tier Zero Begins a New Era

At the end of 2019, the projected Lake Mead elevation – the measuring stick for whether there is a shortage declaration on the river for 2020 – is just shy of 1090’. And, for the first time, the Lower Colorado River Basin will formally implement reductions outlined in the DCP at the new Tier Zero beginning January 2020. Read more about DCP Tier Zero...
Know Your Water -- Cliff Tarlip, Heavy Equipment Operator, Aqueduct Maintenance West

As part of CAP’s Know Your Water series, you will be meeting some of the employees who work each day to ensure Colorado River water flows through our 336-mile aqueduct to reach our municipal, agricultural, industrial and tribal customers. Read more about Cliff Tarlip...
Arizona’s Colorful Water History Comes Alive in CAP Oral Histories

Arizona’s water history is a rich one, filled with stories of conflict and collaboration. . .hostility and harmony. But in the end, the characters in this story – farmers, politicians, engineers, economists, lawyers, accountants – accomplished a lot. CAP’s Oral Histories are the real stories. History told by those who lived it. Read more about CAP’s Oral Histories...

What is Central Arizona Project?

A VISION FOR ARIZONA. In the early 20th century, Arizona’s leaders knew the state’s future depended on a water supply that was secure, stable and renewable. They pursued that vision; the result was Central Arizona Project (CAP), a 336-mile system that brings Colorado River water to central and southern Arizona, delivers the state’s single largest renewable water supply and serves 80% of the state’s population. Read more.