Here’s a conservation conversation starter
August 16, 2024
Wondering what to say when out-of-state friends and relatives ask what Arizona’s doing to conserve water? For starters, you can wow them with the fact
Know Your Water News
Employee perspective: Beneath the earth
August 13, 2024
An electromagnetic inspection of the original Aqua Fria Siphon concrete pipeline was done to determine its condition. It was abandoned years ago and has been unused since
Painstaking work
August 6, 2024
As part of the summer outage, Millwright Mechanic Ron Spiczak was working on asbestos abatement of the spool piece gasket at Bouse Hills Pumping Plant. By
What’s in a Minute?
July 30, 2024
English En Español English A minute = 60 seconds. But in the Colorado River world, a Minute (with a capital M) = a lot more
Summertime is outage time
July 23, 2024
https://youtu.be/IL2X66Lc2so?si=uDpsHvZGTjf2j6HV Every summer, Central Arizona Project schedules half-plant outages for the pumping plants west of Lake Pleasant. This gives us time to perform scheduled maintenance work on
Historic agreement signed
July 18, 2024
There was a strong show of Arizona support at the signing of the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement. Next up – the act will be
From the field
July 16, 2024
General Manager Brenda Burman toured the pipe inspection of the discharge line at Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant, one of the many projects that are part
Employee perspective: Work at daybreak
July 9, 2024
The workday for the Mechanical Maintenance 3 crew – also known as heavy overhaul mechanics or HOGS – begins early, often before the sun is
CAP Canal: The perfect training spot for monsoon rescues
July 2, 2024
Monsoon season is upon us. To prepare, Phoenix Fire and Phoenix Police recently conducted swiftwater rescue trainings in one of the only places where water