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<br /> <br />CENTRAL <br />ARIZONA <br />PROJECT: <br /> <br />~ ..--~ <br />,,~ ..-,/ "'- <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />The Physical System <br /> <br />'-~-~~"'~-'--'-- <br /> <br />O ' ,C' <br />, r""'" ~'T '-" I"'(~J~' <br />\'I~( , , ' " ,,'t-: <br />I ~,--..-' '--, ' 'j_ I ~~ '-' ,J _j <br /> <br />The Central Arizona Project (CAP) is being con, <br />structed by the Bureau of Reclamation to deliver <br />Colorado River water from Lake Havasu on Arizona's <br />western border to Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima Coun, <br />ties in central and southern Arizona The water Will <br />largely replace existing groundwater uses and <br />supplement surface water supplies <br /> <br />Flood control, power, recreation, and fish and <br />wildlife benefits will also be provided by the CAP <br />Other water,short areas of the State, as well as a <br />portion of western New Mexico, rnay also benefit <br />from the project through water exchanges, <br /> <br />The CAP will deliver an average of about 15 <br />million acre-feet of water each year to cities and <br />industries, Indian communities, and farmers, DUring <br />shortages, cities, industries and Indian communities <br />have first priority for the water, Non-Indian agricul- <br />tural users will receive the water that is available <br />after these uses have been met. <br /> <br /> <br />1--;'3'/<;:.')1.; P ';-"-;1:':,' ; 'pian.' <br /> <br />:,1," ','/'0<'('.' <br /> <br />"-,'r' <br /> <br />.:''':' l .'3'"<' <br />