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<br />,~ Reliable System <br /> <br />o <br />:f) <br />... <br />l~. <br /> <br />Several dams are authorized as part of the pro- <br />ject. One of these, New Waddell Dam, will provide <br />seasonal storage for Colorado River water imported <br />by the CAP The dam, under construction on the <br />Agua Fria River northwest of Phoenix, will be oper- <br />ated as part of the conveyance system. It will be <br />connected to the CAP aqueduct by an approxi- <br />mately 5-mile long canal. <br /> <br />Water will be pumped into the dam's reservoir <br />from the CAP canal during the winter, and released <br />back into the canal during the summer. As the water <br />is released during the summer, it will generate rela- <br />tively small amounts of electricity <br /> <br />'C <br /> <br />" <br />~ <br /> <br />New Waddell Dam will allow the CAP to bring up <br />to 2.2 million acre-feet of Colorado River water per <br />year into central Arizona when the water is available. <br />The dam will help ensure the project's reliability by <br />providing a water supply even if diversions from the <br />Colorado River have to be temporarily halted. It will <br />also reduce summer pumping requirements from the <br />Colorado River by about 60 percent. The energy <br />available for pumping but not needed will be sold to <br />help repay project construction costs. <br /> <br /> <br />Check structures <br />control water flow <br />through system <br />Concrete bUilding <br />houses control equipment <br /> <br />Water is delivered <br />to municipal system <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The Central Arizona Water Conservation District <br />was created by Arizona legislation in 1971. The Dis- <br />trict currently operates the CAP, maintains com- <br />pleted portions of the aqueduct system, constructs <br />and maintains the microwave control system, and <br />provides funds for construction of New Waddell <br />Dam. <br /> <br />In addition to operating and maintaining the CAP, <br />the District will repay to the Federal treasury the <br />reimbursable costs of building the project. Repay- <br />ment monies will be derived from the sale of project <br />water, from power revenues, and from an annual ad <br />valorem property tax within Maricopa, Pinal and <br />Pima Counties. <br /> <br />CAWCD is administered by a 15 member Board of <br />Directors, popularly elected from the three-county <br />service area. The number of board members from <br />each county is determined by population. <br /> <br />The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of <br />Reclamation is a water resources development and <br />conservation agency. Reclamation's name comes <br />from its original mission, chartered in 1902, to <br />reclaim arid lands of the western United States for <br />farming by providing a secure, year-round supply of <br />water for irrigation. Impetus for the Reclamation proj- <br />ects came from farmers and townspeople, who <br />repaid the costs of construction many times over _ <br />not only in dollars, but in the food, fiber, jobs, <br />energy, and investments that have contributed to <br />America's prosperity. <br /> <br />As the West grew, and water resource needs <br />increased, Reclamation's mission expanded as well. <br />In addition to irrigation its responsibilities now <br />extend to hydroelectric power generation, municipal <br />and industrial water supplies, river regulation and <br />flood control, outdoor recreation, enhancement of <br />fish and wildlife habitats, and research. <br /> <br />. <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />