The History of the SRP Canal System
Creators: name: Roessel, Katelyn
Publisher: name: (:unav)
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Salt River Valley
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subject: Maricopa (County)
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subject: Hohokam
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subject: Historic
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subject: Canal or Canal Feature
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subject: Water Control Feature
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subject: Old Crosscut Canal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/147576/old-crosscut-canal
subject: Salt River Valley Water Users' Association
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subject: Consolidated Canal
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subject: United States Reclamation Service
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subject: Central Arizona Project
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subject: laterals
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subject: Arizona Canal
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subject: Western Canal
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subject: The Ancient Salt River Valley
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subject: New Crosscut Canal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/169176/new-crosscut-canal
subject: Canal Recreation
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subject: Grand Canal
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subject: Weed Eating Fish
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subject: Eastern Canal
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subject: Water Treatment Plants
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subject: Hydro Plants Sited on Canals
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subject: Zanjeros
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/169183/zanjeros
subject: South Consolidated Hydroelectric Station
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/other-keyword/169184/south-consolidated-hydroelectric-station
subject: Canal Maintenance
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subject: South Canal
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subject: Canal Safety
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subject: White Amur
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subject: Crosscut Hydroelectric Plant
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subject: Arizona Falls Hydroelectric Plant
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subject: Pioneers
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subject: Tempe Canal
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description: Booklet gives a brief overview of the history of SRP and the canal system. "The Salt River Project (SRP) began as a partnership between the federal government and landowners in Central Arizona – a partnership that has allowed the area to flourish. When landowners formed the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association (the Association) over a century ago, it signaled a turning point in the rise of Phoenix as a major Southwestern city. SRP became one of the nation’s first reclamation projects in 1903. Working with the federal government, the Association built dams along the Salt and Verde rivers that fed an extensive canal system. This infrastructure provided a regular flow of water to farmers who had previously faced a vicious cycle of drought and flood. SRP grew and evolved to meet the needs of a growing and changing community. Between 1920 and 1930, SRP expanded its pioneering hydroelectric generation and built power lines to deliver electricity to people in rural areas of the Salt River Valley. Today, SRP’s water storage and delivery system delivers roughly 800,000 acre-feet to the Salt River Valley every year. For nearly 120 years, Arizonans have looked to SRP for community leadership and dependable water and power. Today, SRP is continuing its legacy – providing low-cost, reliable water and electricity to people in the Valley so our communities can continue to thrive."