Watch Now: Aerial of Central ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Project (CAP) canal
The Central ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Project is a 336-mile canal in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ that supplies Colorado River water for the Phoenix and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ area, agriculture and several Native-American tribes. Construction began in 1973 and was substantially complete by 1994. This portion is located near Sandario Road and Mile Wide Road west of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ on March 17, 2021. Video by: Mamta Popat / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
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Even if 50 to 75 percent of our CAP supply is cut, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Water can supply its customers without over-pumping the aquifer, officials say. But there's a red flag — climate change.Â
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ could take severe cuts in CAP water deliveries next yearFor Star subscribers: "Because of the dire conditions in Lake Mead and Lake Powell, any degree of reductions may be possible" in CAP deliveries, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Water Director John Kmiec says. At some point, the cuts could be large enough that the city will have to pump more native groundwater than it has in years.Â
For Star subscribers: City to leave "significant volumes" of its Central ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Project water supply in the river in return for U.S. financial compensation.Â
