
1964: U.S. Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. California
After a decade of deliberation, in 1964, the Supreme Court’s decree favored Arizona, upholding its designated 2.8 million acre-feet of water a year share of
After a decade of deliberation, in 1964, the Supreme Court’s decree favored Arizona, upholding its designated 2.8 million acre-feet of water a year share of
The U.S. Mexico Water Treaty was signed in 1944 and apportioned 1.5 million acre-feet of water a year of Colorado River water to Mexico and
An average shower for Americans is 8 minutes. If using a standard showerhead, that’s 2.5 gallons of water each minute, or 20 gallons per shower.
The Boulder Canyon Project Act was signed in 1928. It authorized construction of Hoover Dam and apportioned Colorado River water among the Lower Basin states:
In the Colorado River Basin in 1922. . .the Law of the River began! The Colorado River Compact of 1922 was approved on Nov. 24,
The calendar may not say it’s 2023 yet, but for “water wonks” (those folks who are really into hydrology), it is! The 2023 Colorado River
The CAP system is designed to move water and it all starts at Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant, the first and largest plant in the system. Its six, 66,000 horsepower
CAP’s Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant is the first plant in the CAP system and it is also the largest, featuring six 66,000 horsepower pumps that
The 336-mile CAP canal is shaped like a trapezoid. Why? The short answer: CAP’s specific trapezoidal shape is a balance of hydraulic efficiency and constructability.
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