
San Xavier Pumping Plant
San Xavier, the thirteenth plant in the CAP system, has five pumps that lift water a maximum of 146 feet.

San Xavier, the thirteenth plant in the CAP system, has five pumps that lift water a maximum of 146 feet.

The Colorado River winds its way through spectacular and diverse landscapes on its journey that begins in Colorado and ends in the Sea of Cortez.

Last week, CAP stocked 6,500 channel catfish for caddisfly control into CAP canal waters where these insects have been especially annoying. Learn more about caddisflies.


The CAWCD Board Room is pretty empty these days – but it’s looking more and more spiffy, nonetheless! Just last week, contractors finished installing two

The CAP service area averages nearly 300 days of sun so it’s a treat when we get a little foggy mist

This 12-inch in diameter utility crossing stretches 105 feet across the canal and is located just north of CAP’s Headquarters in Phoenix. It was identified

When most Arizonans think of Lake Pleasant, they think of outdoor recreation; however, for CAP, the lake is also a storage reservoir that is critical

In 1973, five years after the Colorado River Basin Project Act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, construction started on the first pumping plant