Happy New (Water) Year!
October 4, 2022
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
Know Your Water News
Water Wisdom: Empty to full in 23 seconds
September 28, 2022
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
At the beginning …
September 27, 2022
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
Shape matters
September 20, 2022
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.
We finally had a great monsoon! Did it help CAP and the Colorado River Basin?
September 14, 2022
By Orestes Morfin and Nolie Templeton, PhD, CAP Colorado River Programs senior analysts Arizona’s storm lovers were finally treated to a great monsoon season filled
Colorado River Tier 2a shortage for 2023: Here’s a video overview
September 13, 2022
https://youtu.be/10xVK_xfJuE We’re more than 20 years and counting into our current drought, which has been worsened by climate change. The Lower Colorado River Basin will
Remembering 9/11
September 13, 2022
CAP’s employee volunteer group – CAP turnouts – headed out early Friday, September 9 to place some of the 2,977 flags at the Tempe Healing
85
September 6, 2022
It is safe to work around environments with a sound level below 85 decibels. Safety: It’s who we are.
Ready, set, rebuild
August 30, 2022
During a pump overhaul, the pump is disassembled, and its components are either stored on site, sent to CAP Headquarters for repairs, or sent out
