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.DEPART.tENT o. the fNTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION ARIZONA PROJECTS OFFICE PHOENIX, ARIZONA news release " cc C"t ~ AICI1VID .' Contact: Robert Walsh (602) 870-2104 January 25, 1990 JAW 29 '90 COLORADO WATER CO~AT10N 80~Rn Co. Central Arizona Project Status Advisory More than two decades have passed since the Central Arizona Project (CAP) was authorized, and a~ost 17 years have passed since construction began in May 1973. Following is a brief synopsis of the project's status. A more I detailed look at the status of individual features is attached. Aqueduct. About 297 miles of the CAP aqueduct, from Lake Havasu on the Colorado River to the Twin Peaks Pumping Plant just south of Marana, Arizona, are complete and in operation. Another 34 miles of the system beyond this point are complete or in various stages of construction, but not yet operational. Only about five miles of the system are not yet under construction. The construction is on schedule to begin initial water deliveries to the city of Tucson late this year, and for completing the aqueduct by late 1991. Plan 6 Features. Construction of New Waddell Dam, the project's regulatory storage feature, is nearing the halfway point, and the major safety modifications to Stewart Mountain Dam east of Phoenix will be completed by this summer. The initial work required for modifiying Theodore Roosevelt Dam has begun. Non-Xndian Distribution Syst~~. With the exception of the city of Prescott's CAP water deliver~ system, all planned non-Indian distribution systems will be complete by this summer. Water deliveries. The first CAP water deliveries occurred in 1985, and the project has been delivering water regularly since 1986, adding customers as project features and delivery systems were completed. AS of January 1, the project had delivered nearly 1.6 million acre-feet of Colorado River water. About 85 percent of the water has been delivered to agricultural customers, including the Ak Chin Indian Reservation. The water has been used by agriculture in place of groundwater, allowing the project to fulfill one of its pr~ry goals - helping the state reduce its groundwater overuse. The municipal deliveries have occurred primarily in the Phoenix area. Expenditures. As of September 30, 1989, the federal government and local participants in the project had spent about $2.33 billion for project- related construction, and for safety of dams work at Stewart Mountain and Roosevelt Dams. For fiscal year 1990, which began October l, nearly $253 million in federal and non federal funds is programmed for expenditure on these activities. The estimated total federal expenditure for project construction are $3.34 billion, while local participants will contribute about $346 million to construction of project features. About 70 percent of the federal costs will be repaid by water and power sales, and by an ad valorem tax in Maricopa, Pinal and P~a Counties. -D01- -5- page(s) of enclosure follow