Central Arizona Project

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The Central Arizona Project is a major aqueduct system that transports Colorado River water hundreds of miles to supply cities, industries, and agriculture in central and southern Arizona.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct system
water supply project
abbreviation CAP
authorizationYear 1968
authorizedBy Colorado River Basin Project Act
builtBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
constructionEndDate 1993
constructionStartDate 1973
country United States
elevationLift more than 2900 feet
fundedBy federal government of the United States
state of Arizona
water user repayment contracts
hasComponent Bouse Hills Pumping Plant
Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct
Hassayampa Pumping Plant
Havasu Pumping Plant
Hieroglyphic Mountains Tunnel
Little Harquahala Pumping Plant
Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant
Salt-Gila Aqueduct
Tucson Aqueduct
hasEnvironmentalImpact Colorado River ecosystem
riparian habitats in Arizona
length about 336 miles
locatedIn Arizona
central Arizona
southern Arizona
linked to: Southern Arizona
manages long-term water storage credits
operatedBy Central Arizona Water Conservation District
primaryPurpose agricultural irrigation
industrial water supply
municipal water supply
region American Southwest
secondaryPurpose support for groundwater management
serves agriculture in Arizona
cities in Arizona
industries in Arizona
supports Arizona Groundwater Management Act implementation
terminusNear Tucson
usesWaterFrom Colorado River
waterDestination Maricopa County
Phoenix metropolitan area
Pima County
Pinal County
Tucson metropolitan area
linked to: Tucson
waterRight Colorado River entitlement for Arizona
waterSource Lake Havasu
website https://www.cap-az.com/

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Bureau of Reclamation notableProject Central Arizona Project
Parker Dam feedsAqueduct Central Arizona Project (via upstream storage system)
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Lake Havasu managesWaterFor Central Arizona Project
Central Arizona Project operatedBy Central Arizona Water Conservation District
linked to: Central Arizona Project
United States Bureau of Reclamation manages Central Arizona Project
subject linked to: USBR
Colorado River Basin irrigatesArea Central Arizona Project service area
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Lower Colorado River water management system hasPart Central Arizona Project
Central Arizona Project managingOrganization Central Arizona Water Conservation District
subject linked to: CAP
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant partOf Central Arizona Project
Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant operator Central Arizona Water Conservation District
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant waterDeliverySystem Central Arizona Project aqueduct system
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Little Harquahala Pumping Plant partOf Central Arizona Project
Little Harquahala Pumping Plant partOf Central Arizona Project aqueduct system
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Little Harquahala Pumping Plant locatedOn Central Arizona Project aqueduct
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Hieroglyphic Mountains Tunnel partOf Central Arizona Project
Hieroglyphic Mountains Tunnel partOf Central Arizona Project canal system
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Hieroglyphic Mountains Tunnel transportNetwork Central Arizona Project
Hieroglyphic Mountains Tunnel isComponentOf Central Arizona Project aqueduct system
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Hieroglyphic Mountains Tunnel waterway Central Arizona Project canal
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct partOf Central Arizona Project
Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct partOf Central Arizona Project aqueduct system
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Salt-Gila Aqueduct partOf Central Arizona Project
Salt-Gila Aqueduct managedBy Central Arizona Water Conservation District
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Colorado River Basin Project Act authorizesProject Central Arizona Project
Tucson Aqueduct partOf Central Arizona Project
Tucson Aqueduct managingOrganization Central Arizona Project
Bouse Hills Pumping Plant partOf Central Arizona Project
Bouse Hills Pumping Plant partOf Central Arizona Project aqueduct system
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Bouse Hills Pumping Plant locatedOn Central Arizona Project aqueduct
linked to: Central Arizona Project
Bureau of Reclamation notableProject Central Arizona Project
subject linked to: BOR
Waddell Dam associatedWith Central Arizona Project
Lower Basin waterDeliveredVia Central Arizona Project
United States federal water projects notableExample Central Arizona Project