Research Article
Jul 1980
Water for the Valley of the Sun
Publication: Journal of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division
Volume 106, Issue 2
Abstract
Water development in the Salt River Valley of south-central Arizona has progressed from the simple irrigation canals of prehistoric Hohokam Indians to a complex network of public and private facilities supplying agricultural and urban needs. In the modern era, several private canals were built prior to 1900, but construction of a dam to store spring runoff was beyond private financing capability. Federal financial assistance through the Reclamation Act pf 1902 made possible the construction of Theodore Roosevelt Dam and other needed facilities. The Salt River Valley Water Users Association, which took over operation of the project in 1917, has built five more dams, three of which have appurtenant hydroelectric powerplants, three steam-electric generating plants, and 250 ground-water wells. Local surface water supplies are essentially developed and the ground-water reservoir is being rapidly depleted. The Federal Central Arizona Project, now under construction, will bring water from the Colorado River to help relieve the imbalance between demand and supply.
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Journal of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division
Volume 106 • Issue 2 • July 1980
Pages: 477 - 492
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© 1980 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jul 1980
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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William W. Reedy, F.ASCE
Chf., Div. of Planning Technical Services, Water and Power Resources Service (formerly, Bureau of Reclamation), U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Denver, Colo. (retired Feb., 1980)
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