That's one reason why it's important to keep canal water as clean as possible. Eight municipal water treatment plants are located near SRP canals. These filtration facilities treat water prior to deliveries for domestic use. In addition, the City of Phoenix owns another treatment plant near the Verde River on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation. The cities act as agents of SRP when they deliver clean water to residences and other users.
Cities charge a delivery fee, which covers treatment and transport costs.
Cities also pay water assessment charges to SRP, relieving individual property owners within Project boundaries from that requirement. By paying the fee, cities assure property owners that their water rights are protected. You can help With 131 miles of canals and about 950 miles of laterals winding across 240,000 acres of land, SRP cannot monitor every stretch of the system for wrongdoing. Try to note the license plate number and describe any vehicles you see at the site. If there is a company name or logo on the vehicle, note that also.