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<br />I Allotment of Colorado
<br /> III Hi vel' water:
<br /> rJ 2.8 rnil1ioll'ucrc.:feet
<br /> Z Arizonan.a state of
<br /> cl Percentage of alloctltiol1
<br /> ... that is developed:
<br /> " Allocated-lOa percent the limited groundwater the needs of municipal and
<br /> cl Used-70 percent infinite diversity. Its land- supplies. In addition, con- industrial users. The rest of
<br /> .. scapes stimulate the senses struction of the Central the water is scheduled for
<br /> cl Population served.hy and imagination with end- Arizona Project (CAP) has delivery to Indian commu-
<br /> Colorado l{iverwater less horizons of snow- been undertaken to aug- nities and non-Indian agri-
<br /> 3,080,000 capped mountains, lush ment surface water SUpR cultural users.
<br /> forests, the Grand Canyon plies. In fact, CAP is a key- CAP water is delivered
<br /> Irrigated acres. served bv and enchanting deserts stone in the state's plan for through a system of open
<br /> Colorado Hiver water; accented with saguaros long-term water resources canals, inverted siphons,
<br /> 560,000 reminding most Arizonans management. pumping plants, sophisti-
<br /> of the fragile, water-short cated computer control
<br /> Major crops under irrigatiQu: desert environment. and communications sys-
<br /> CottOIl, alfalfa, lettuce, The Colorado River terns, and tunnels to distri-
<br /> whoat, citrus, caulifloWf'r highlights Arizona's "river bution points from Lake
<br /> and barley country." At the state's Havasu on the Colorado
<br /> western boundary, the River to the system tcrmi-
<br /> P~H;~ntag~ of ~ontributionof river and lakes separate nus south of the city of
<br /> Colorado River water to-meet,.: Arizona from California Tucson. In all, the system
<br /> ing state"s needs: and Nevada with 300 miles transports water 336 miles
<br />I 32 percent of shoreline. As the river from a beginning elevation
<br /> spills from the northern of 447 feet to its final deliv-
<br /> t,fc Waterilhed area in part of the state through ery of about 2,900 feet.
<br /> Bquare~ miles: I the majestic Grand Canyon, An element of CAP
<br /> it has become an aquatic called Plan Six also distin-
<br />r 114.000 j paradise for those people guishes the system from
<br /> Ave~:age pi'ecipit~tion I looking for a reprieve from Central Arizona Project other conventional water
<br />I on river instate: the ferocious desert sun. conveyance facilities. Plan
<br /> 2 - 4 inches Thousands now raftl sail, Six is an elaborate regula-
<br /> ski, fish, swim, float it in The CAP has been tory storage, flood control,
<br />t Precipitatinn'in areas of innertubes, camp beside it, described as Arizona's "last dam safety and water con-
<br /> stateserved by Colorado rent houseboats on it, lease waterhole." It is the vehicle servation package that will J>
<br /> Hiv'~r water: riverfront cabanas or par- that will allow Arizona to work in concert with other ~
<br /> 6 12'inches ticipate in numerous year- fully utilize its 2.8 million features of CAP. When
<br /> round boating and fishing acre-foot allocation of completed, New Waddell -
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<br /> Facilities. to dcIiver Colorado competitions. Colorado River water. The Dam on the Agua Fria 0
<br /> Hi ver water:' The Colorado River also CAP will deliver an aver- River northwest of
<br /> CAP~ Gila Proieet. Yurn<1 plays a major role in the age of 1.5 million acre-feet Phoenix, Arizona, will be Z
<br />. Projee, & W cflton-Mohawk state's water supply and of river water to central the CAP's storage facility. J>
<br /> Project management. Water is and southern Arizona. In addition, modifications
<br />I Arizona's most important Before CAP deliveries of Roosevelt and Stewart
<br /> Other majorwaler projects natural resource. Ensuring started in 1985, Arizona Mountain dams on the Salt
<br /> serving state: a dependable water supply was using less than half its River will solve dam safety
<br /> Salt RiverProject now and into the next cco- entitlement, primarily by concerns, provide flood
<br /> tury is of tremendous entities along the Arizona control and water conser-
<br /> importance. To meet this side of the river. For exam- vation. The Salt River is a
<br /> The Colorado River is lllore goal, the state has passed pie, Yuma County users in major tributary of the Gila
<br /> than 60 percent of Arizona's one of the most aggressive southwest Arizona receive River, which meets the
<br /> dependable waler supply groundwater management significant amounts of Colorado River near
<br /> codes in the nation to Colorado River water Yuma, Arizona.
<br /> ensure the efficient use of through the Gila, Yuma and Each year, Arizona uses
<br /> Wellton-Mohawk Projects. 2.5 million acre-feet more
<br /> Approximately 640,000
<br /> acre-feet of CAP's deliver-
<br /> ies are designed to meet
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