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Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAP)
About this organization
CAWCD operates the Central Arizona Project. This record covers the district and its CAP operating identity, not all Arizona water users.
Related claims 2
- Mostly SupportedArizona’s approximately 27% statewide calculation does not establish an across-the-board 27% cut to Yuma.
Arizona’s approximately 27% statewide calculation does not establish an across-the-board 27% cut to Yuma.
- VerifiedArizona’s August 24, 2026 preliminary planning presentation left on-river Priority 4 shortages TBD.
Arizona’s August 24, 2026 preliminary planning presentation left on-river Priority 4 shortages TBD.
Sources 8
- Primary source · Government recordADWR: Arizona Reconsultation Committee meeting index
Checked September 22, 2026: newest meeting listed is August 24, 2026. This bounded check does not prove no newer treatment exists elsewhere.
- Primary source · Meeting recordADWR/CAWCD, August 24 Arizona Reconsultation Committee presentation
Slides 22–23 and 39–40. This presentation reflects preliminary government planning and legal positions. Its shortage figures are illustrative and should not be treated as final individual allocations.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 1 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading September 2025. Pages 1–3 visually checked against text from the same file. The entitlement list distinguishes diversion quantities from consumptive-use quantities and includes limiting PPR footnotes. Those quantities should not be combined as though they measure the same thing. Not a certification against all later amendments.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 3 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading August 2024. Pages 1 and 3 visually checked against text from the same file. District shares total 250,000 AF CU; Unit B is acreage-based; City total is 50,000 AF CU including its PPR component.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona Priority 4 list
Retained September 22, 2026; heading December 2025. Text and rendered pages agree: Somerton 750 AF diversion on page 3; Cocopah 2,026 AF diversion on page 4, with PPR cross-references. The retained official PDF was checked visually against its extracted text for these entries. Later amendments remain outside the scope of this snapshot.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, Arizona priority description
p. 1 priority classes and qualifications.
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- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, current-link CY2026 forecast PDF
Official current-link PDF retained September 22, 2026. Report stamp: September 21, 2026, 11:44:47 AM (timezone not stated). Same-file text and rendered Arizona pages 2–3 agree. CY2026 City of Yuma approved diversion 32,600 AF; forecast diversion 31,242 AF; forecast use 18,646 AF. Use-to-date is updated through July for monthly reporters and estimated for annual reporters; forecast is provisional, not final actual use or a 2027 order. The URL can change.
- Primary source · Government recordReclamation, final 2027–2028 operating guidelines
§3 printed p. 2; §5.3.A printed p. 7/PDF p. 8; §5.3.B printed p. 8/PDF p. 9; §5.9 printed p. 15.
Timeline events 1
- Arizona presents preliminary 2027 shortage analysis
The Arizona Reconsultation Committee presentation gives illustrative CAP shortage percentages and leaves on-river Priority 4 TBD. It is planning material, not final user delivery orders.
Related topics 1
- Colorado River Water & Yuma
What federal Colorado River reductions mean for Yuma-area water holders, with evidence on priorities, planning, conservation and unresolved delivery decisions.