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This special Stakeholder Spotlight post was created in collaboration by CAP and BKW Farms Brian Wong, President of BKW Farms in Marana, says that his company is always looking for new crops and more efficient irrigation techniques. “We like to do crazy new stuff,” he said at a recent meeting. That may be part of … Read more

Editor’s note: Julie Mazo joined CAP’s Human Resources Department (HR) in August 2019, bringing more than 10 years of military and civilian HR experience.  Julie Mazo is one of the first to meet new employees at CAP.  As a human resources assistant, she greets all new employees on their first day with a warm smile … Read more

This special Stakeholder Spotlight post was created in collaboration by CAP, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the city of Tucson The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is a federally recognized Indian tribe that occupies a Reservation of about 2,000 acres southwest of Tucson. Historically, the Yaqui have lived in this part of the Sonoran Desert for centuries, … Read more

As a service to CAP stakeholders, a robust monitoring program is in place to provide water users with valuable information regarding source and canal water quality. The monitoring program consists of both real-time measurements and monthly/quarterly grab samples. This 2020 report summarizes results and findings from CAP’s monitoring program.

by Mohammed Mahmoud, PhD, Senior Policy Colorado River Programs Analyst/Chair, Water Utility Climate Alliance How does one plan for climate change? After all, the impacts vary with respect to their intensity, duration and frequency. This range of climate change is especially acute for water utilities. Some impacts can be quite sudden or unexpected in their … Read more

by Chuck Cullom The hydrology in 2020 began with optimism and promise, but ended with a disappointing runoff and inflow to Lake Powell. We will continue to operate in Tier Zero in 2021, as we did in 2020. Tier Zero operations include a reduction of 192,000 acre-feet to CAWCD, impacting supplies available for water banking, aquifer … Read more

by Philip Fortnam I’ve been CAP’s photographer and videographer for more than 20 years, and one of my favorite projects was in 2008 when we decided to featured pumping plants on a calendar. To make sure I captured the best shots, I used a sun position calculator to find out when the face of each … Read more

Beyond the obvious elements of the engineering marvel, the more subtle angles and colors of the CAP system are equally as important and visually stunning.