Central Arizona Project
May 1, 2010--A fresh start for Yuma desalting plant (Los Angeles Times)
Set amid the wheat fields and melon patches west of downtown, the 60-acre Yuma Desalting Plant is a technological marvel — capable of cleaning 73 million gallons of brackish farm runoff a day, enough for 110 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Built in 1992 at a cost to the federal government of $250 million, the plant was meant to help the U.S.
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January 25, 2010--A-LP association accepts operation of water system (Durango Herald)
The sponsors of the Animas-La Plata Project are taking on the operation and maintenance functions of the water-delivery system instead of hiring an independent contractor. An association created by the sponsors signed a contract Dec. 30, 2009, with the Bureau of Reclamation, which owns the project facilities.
February 9, 2009--Tucson delays cuts to water office (U.S. Water News)
Looking to plug a $6.5 million budget hole for Tucson Water this fiscal year, the City Council has voted unanimously to sell more than one-third of its share of Central Arizona Project water.
August 31, 2008--Indians' water rights give hope for better health (NY Times)
After decades of litigation that produced the largest water-rights settlement ever in Indian country, the Indians here are getting some of their water back.
July 1, 2008--CAP officials look for future Arizona water solutions (U.S. Water News)
The combined population of three of Arizona's most populous counties could double in 40 years and that has water experts dreaming up plans for the future. One scenario could have three desalination plants on line by 2048 to increase the supply of Central Arizona Project water flowing to Phoenix and Tucson.
June 17, 2008--Tiny, clingy and destructive, mussel makes its way west (New York Times)
The mussel-coated debris is unmistakable evidence of an event occurring silently and largely out of sight — the colonization of the Colorado River by the quagga mussel, a fingernail-size Eurasian bivalve with an astonishing sex drive and a nasty reputation for causing economic and ecological havoc.
May 18, 2008--Tucson ready to store billions of gallons of CAP water (US Water News)
A new plant constructed in Avra Valley means Tucson can finally begin taking nearly all of its share of Colorado River water. It means billions of gallons of Central Arizona Project water will be stored underground for use in the Tucson area.
May 2008--Rosemont mine may expand CAP pipeline (US Water News)
A Green Valley (AZ) company is proposing to nearly double the size of a planned pipeline to import Central Arizona Project water into the growing area, as part of an agreement to bring in CAP water for the Rosemont mine.
April 19, 2008--Green Valley pipeline to tap into CAP could cost $17 million (Denver Post)
Experts
studying how to bring Central Arizona Project water to Green Valley and
Sahuarita say it would require a pipeline 3-feet in diameter and cost
between $9 million and $17 million. The
area's biggest water users, including mining and agricultural
interests, are studying ways to tap into CAP to bolster rapidly
