What is the biggest pumping plant in the CAP system?
March 10, 2026
With 15 pumping plants in the 336-mile CAP system lifting water approximately 3,000 vertical feet across the State of Arizona, one might imagine these plants
Nick Walter
Communications Strategist
Cash awards available for collegiate water research: deadline June 1, 2026
February 10, 2026
Collegiate water researchers: Central Arizona Project (CAP) once again wants to award top-tier collegiate water research papers. Submissions for this year’s CAP Award for Water
2026 Lake Pleasant water levels: See CAP’s operational forecast
January 20, 2026
What will the water levels look like this year at Lake Pleasant? The 2026 operational forecast is available. Visit this Lake Pleasant page on CentralArizonaProject.com.
Invisible hands in the desert: How one room operates CAP
November 19, 2025
CAP Water Control Dispatcher Miguel Ayala steps in front of an array of screens and graphs and checks a log of day-ahead water delivery orders.
Make it 18 for CAP’s procurement team
November 17, 2025
For the 18th year in a row, CAP’s Contract and Procurement Services team has received the esteemed Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) award
Ak-Chin Indian Community: Farming is culture, legacy and feeding the Southwest
October 22, 2025
https://youtu.be/4E_xf3uNRMo?si=X-zWUvxGybUPEur_ This Stakeholder Spotlight post was created in collaboration by CAP and the Ak-Chin Indian Community Did you know that the potatoes grown at Ak-Chin
Register for CAP University: Deeper Dive on the Status of the Colorado River
October 6, 2025
Want to learn all about the status of the Colorado River? Register for CAP University’s “Deeper Dive on the Status of the Colorado River”, 9-10
Despite Colorado River uncertainty, outlook on CAWCD’s revenue bonds “remains stable”
September 30, 2025
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the CAWCD 2016 Series revenue bonds with a “AA” rating. According to the Fitch’s Rating press release, “The ‘AA’ water revenue
Preparing the 2026-27 Biennial Budget: a precise process
September 22, 2025
CAP’s financial planning process, which includes water rates and the Biennial Budget, is transparent and methodical. Since there is a direct relationship between the budget