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CAP is excited to announce the release of its new water quality web portal – the AquaPortal. The project started with the Board approval of the Consensus Proposal for Water Quality Standards in June, 2018. What seemed to be a relatively simple task of improving the data sharing capabilities of CAP’s water quality program turned … Read more

This special Stakeholder Spotlight post was created in collaboration by CAP and BKW Farms Brian Wong, President of BKW Farms in Marana, says that his company is always looking for new crops and more efficient irrigation techniques. “We like to do crazy new stuff,” he said at a recent meeting. That may be part of … Read more

Editor’s note: Julie Mazo joined CAP’s Human Resources Department (HR) in August 2019, bringing more than 10 years of military and civilian HR experience.  Julie Mazo is one of the first to meet new employees at CAP.  As a human resources assistant, she greets all new employees on their first day with a warm smile … Read more

This special Stakeholder Spotlight post was created in collaboration by CAP, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and the city of Tucson The Pascua Yaqui Tribe is a federally recognized Indian tribe that occupies a Reservation of about 2,000 acres southwest of Tucson. Historically, the Yaqui have lived in this part of the Sonoran Desert for centuries, … Read more

As a service to CAP stakeholders, a robust monitoring program is in place to provide water users with valuable information regarding source and canal water quality. The monitoring program consists of both real-time measurements and monthly/quarterly grab samples. This 2020 report summarizes results and findings from CAP’s monitoring program.

by Mohammed Mahmoud, PhD, Senior Policy Colorado River Programs Analyst/Chair, Water Utility Climate Alliance How does one plan for climate change? After all, the impacts vary with respect to their intensity, duration and frequency. This range of climate change is especially acute for water utilities. Some impacts can be quite sudden or unexpected in their … Read more

by Chuck Cullom The hydrology in 2020 began with optimism and promise, but ended with a disappointing runoff and inflow to Lake Powell. We will continue to operate in Tier Zero in 2021, as we did in 2020. Tier Zero operations include a reduction of 192,000 acre-feet to CAWCD, impacting supplies available for water banking, aquifer … Read more