Its aqueduct brings water to 6 million Arizonans. But most don’t know why CAP is so important
The Central Arizona Project. It sounds more like a band name than the name of a critical 336-mile-long aqueduct that shuttles Colorado River water through the state. While you may have heard of CAP, you may not be exactly sure how it all works. KJZZ recently took a behind-the-scenes tour of the system that keeps the flow going for millions of Arizonans. CAP crews were planning a “blow off.” That’s what engineers call it when millions of gallons of water is discharged from a 1-mile-long siphon in northwest Phoenix. It only happens about once per decade.
Other Colorado River Basin news:
- The Denver Post (Colo.): Opinion: Foundation for shared Colorado River may be cracking to the megadrought
- Post Independent (Glenwood Springs, Colo.): Relief unlikely for northwest Colorado as conditions continue to heat up and dry out
- KUER (Salt Lake City, Utah): Utah has water problems now. What if the megadrought lasts another 25 years?
- CBS Colorado: Invasive zebra mussels making their way east in Colorado’s high country. Find out why you need to be paying attention.
- Extended Play: Blog: Everything you didn’t know about water
