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 Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
constructionEndDate 1993
constructionStartDate 1973
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevationLift more than 2900 feet
fundedBy United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States

U.S. state of Arizona
surface form: state of Arizona

water user repayment contracts
hasComponent Bouse Hills Pumping Plant
Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct
Bouse Hills Pumping Plant
surface form: Hassayampa Pumping Plant

Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant
surface form: 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
surface form: southern Arizona
manages long-term water storage credits
operatedBy Central Arizona Project self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central Arizona Water Conservation District
primaryPurpose agricultural irrigation
industrial water supply
municipal water supply
region southwestern United States
surface form: 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, Arizona
surface form: Maricopa County

Phoenix metropolitan area
Pima County, Arizona
surface form: Pima County

Pinal County, Arizona
surface form: Pinal County

Tucson
surface form: Tucson metropolitan area
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
this entity surface form: Central Arizona Project (via upstream storage system)
Lake Havasu managesWaterFor Central Arizona Project
Central Arizona Project operatedBy Central Arizona Project self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Central Arizona Water Conservation District
USBR manages Central Arizona Project
subject surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Colorado River Basin irrigatesArea Central Arizona Project
this entity surface form: Central Arizona Project service area