CAP Control Center
February 8, 2022
At any given minute, nearly eight billion gallons of water are managed from the CAP Control Center. The Control Center is manned 24/7 by operators
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Black Mountain Operating Reservoir
February 1, 2022
The Black Mountain Operating Reservoir is located at the southern end of the CAP system and is used to store water as a buffer for
Pima Mine Road Recharge
January 25, 2022
Pima Mine Road Recharge began full-scale operations in December 2001. Its five basins cover 23 acres and have an annual permitted volume of 30,000 acre-feet.
Snyder Hill Pumping Plant
January 18, 2022
Snyder Hill Pumping Plant has nine units that lift water 293 feet. The plant sits next to Black Mountain Pumping Plant, the final plant in
Recharge project modified to increase capacity
January 12, 2022
By Chris Brooks, CAGRD Policy Analyst Sometimes, you have to modify the original plan. That is exactly what happened with the Liberty Aquifer Replenishment Facility.
CAP Power
January 11, 2022
CAP is the largest user of power in the state of Arizona and the cost of that power constitutes 40% of the cost of our
Happy Holidays from the CAWCD Board of Directors
December 20, 2021
On behalf of the entire CAWCD Board, we wish you all the best for a holiday season filled with hope and joy.
Water agencies announce partnership to invest $200 million in conservation efforts to bolster Colorado River’s Lake Mead, under 500+ plan
December 15, 2021
Water agencies across Arizona, California and Nevada, together with the Department of the Interior, today announced a historic effort to invest up to $200 million
CAP General Manager Ted Cooke shares his thoughts as we enter Tier 1 shortage in 2022
December 7, 2021
by Ted Cooke, general manager, Central Arizona Project The new year is approaching and for the first time in 2022, the Lower Colorado River Basin
