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YEAR IN REVIEW

WELCOME TO OUR 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW

In this report, we’ll provide you with an in-depth

look at some of our major activities as well as an

overview of the many ways we’ve been interacting

with our customers, stakeholders, regulatory

agencies and other regional and national audiences.

All the while, we never lost our focus on our most

important task – reliably delivering Colorado River

water to the municipalities, industries, agricultural

entities and Native American nations that depend

on CAP every day.

After nearly five years, the Environmental Protection

Agency released a final BART rule governing certain

emissions from the Navajo Generating Station.

Fortunately for CAP and others who rely on the

power plant, the EPA formally recognized the unique

relationship between NGS and Arizona’s largest

renewable water supply and the statewide economy

it supports. The final rule provides a reasonable path

for the continuing existence of CAP’s primary source

of electric power for decades to come.

The future of the Colorado River has been a primary

focus for CAP for many years. With a shortage almost

certain in the next few years, and the imbalance

between water flowing into Lake Mead and water

flowing out of the reservoir, CAP has been a leader

in collaborating regionally and with the Federal

government to develop programs, projects and

policy initiatives intended to increase supplies

in the river, decrease local and regional use of river

water, and otherwise positively impact the health

of the river system.

Communication is always a priority at CAP, and in

2014, we worked hard to further our relationships

with our customers, stakeholders and the more than

five million people who live within our service area.

We hope that many who read this report will have

had a personal experience with our outreach efforts.

If not, let us know and we’ll do our best to reach out

to you in 2015.

After you’ve enjoyed this review, please visit

our website at www.cap-az.com, where you can

sign up for our Water Blog, learn more about

the topics we address here, and keep up with the

latest CAP information.

T O O U R C U S T O M E R S A N D C O N S T I T U E N T S

Pamela PickardPresident CAP Board

David V. ModeerGeneral Manager Central Arizona Project

THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR OF

ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE FACE

OF MANY CHALLENGES

The agreement was reached in an effort to provide an

alternative to an EPA rule first proposed in 2009 that would

have effectively shut down NGS. It was referred to as a Best

Available Retrofit Technology, or BART ruling, because it

required owners to retrofit the plant with certain pollution

controls that could cost as much as $1.1 billion. Had the

proposed rule taken effect, it would strike a debilitating

blow to both the Navajo Nation economy and to CAP’s

ability to pump water.

Because of economic importance of NGS, the EPA invited

other proposals that would reduce emissions by the same

or greater amounts as the EPA BART Rule.

“So a small negotiating group, called the Technical Working

Group (TWG), came together to devise a plan,” said Deputy

General Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Public Policy

Marie Pearthree. “It included CAP, Salt River Project, the

U. S. Department of the Interior, the Navajo Nation, the

Gila River Indian Community, the Environmental Defense

Fund, and Western Resource Advocates. The TWG negoti-

ated a proposal that reduced NOx emissions even more

than the BART ruling developed by the EPA.”

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and

Nevada Energy were already planning to exit the plant by

2019, and their combined ownership is about equal to one

unit, so the TWG agreement proposed closing down one

of the three units at NGS by January 1, 2020. Additional

pollution controls would be installed by the end of 2030,

and conventional coal-fired generation would cease

completely by 2044, which, by no coincidence, also marks

the end of the CAP federal repayment obligation period.

NGS is the primary source of revenue for the federal

repayment obligation and without it water rates would rise

significantly to cover the deficit.

The EPA accepted the TWG alternative as the rule, leaving

stakeholders to breathe a sigh of relief.

CAP General Manager David Modeer said, “The significance

of this decision for CAP cannot be minimized, because it

ensures continuity of our major power source through

2044. It’s a very positive outcome for a significant portion of

our customer base—our settling tribes, our cities and our

agricultural customers who would pay the bill if we had to

find other power sources, so it’s a very important step.”

0403 YEAR IN REVIEW // 2014

S1 N G S

AFTER FIVE LONG YEARS AND MUCH NEGOTIATION,

THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

APPROVED A PLAN TO REDUCE NITROGEN OXIDE (NOX)

EMISSIONS AT THE NAVAJO GENERATING STATION

(NGS) NEAR PAGE, ARIZONA.

POWERED UPUNTIL 2044

CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT’S DELIVERY OF COLORADO

RIVER WATER FROM 1986 THROUGH 2010 HAS GENERATED

IN EXCESS OF $1 TRILLION ($1,090,000,000,000) OF ARIZONA’S

GROSS STATE PRODUCT (GSP), ACCORDING TO A STUDY

COMMISSIONED BY CAP WITH THE W.P. CAREY SCHOOL OF

BUSINESS AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY.

DELIVERING WATER& ECONOMIC VALUE


S2 A R I Z O N A WAT E R

The GSP represents the dollar values of all goods and

services produced in the region and are a measure-

ment of the economic output of a state, a counter-

part to the gross domestic product for the nation. In

recent years, the existence of CAP has generated an

economic benefit approaching $100 billion per year,

accounting for at least one-third, and sometimes

more, of the entire Arizona gross state product.

Simply put, Arizona would be entirely different if CAP’s

336-mile-long canal system was never constructed,

commencing almost 40 years ago. By delivering at

least 1.5 million acre-feet (almost 500 billion gallons) of

Colorado River water every year, CAP has dramatically

and positively changed the economic and environ-

mental landscape of our state.

In order to calculate the economic impacts of CAP

water deliveries, the researchers prepared a baseline

scenario of Arizona’s annual economy as it has

evolved with CAP water deliveries. A ‘no-CAP’ scenario

was produced for the same time period with water

supplies reduced by the amount delivered each year

by CAP. The differences between the scenarios repre-

sent the annual and cumulative impacts of CAP water

deliveries on Arizona GSP and employment.

Other key findings from the study include:

CAP’s supply of water to municipal industrial and agricultural customers in 2010 is estimated to have generated annual employment of more than 1.6 million jobs.

Government, Healthcare, Retail, Real Estate and Travel sectors would have lost more than 60 percent of these jobs had the CAP water supply been unavailable.

If the recreational benefits and other impacts associated with the operation and maintenance of the aqueduct system and Lake Pleasant are added to the water supply analysis, statewide economic impacts of the operation of CAP would be even greater.

THE AMOUNT OF COLORADO RIVER WATER ORIGINALLY

ALLOCATED TO USERS IN THE SEVEN BASIN STATES AND MEXICO

WAS 16.5 MILLION ACRE FEET (MAF), WHICH WAS BASED

ON THE EXPECTATION THAT THE COLORADO RIVER’S AVERAGE

FLOW WAS AT LEAST 16.4 MAF PER YEAR.

BALANCING OUR WATER SUPPLY


S3 C O L O R A D O R I V E R S YS T E M

Specifically, it allocated 7.5 MAF to be shared in the Lower

Basin among Arizona, California, and Nevada, another 7.5

MAF to be shared in the Upper Basin among Colorado,

Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico, and an additional 1.5

MAF to Mexico. Subsequent tree ring studies, however,

show that the long-term average is significantly less, rang-

ing from about 13.2 to 14.3 MAF per year.

The Upper Basin has not yet developed its full entitlement,

so that has given the system as a whole a little breathing

room, but the lower basin uses about 1.2 MAF more than it

gets every year. This “structural deficit” in the Lower Basin is

driving the system rapidly toward shortage, and as a result,

levels in Lake Mead are falling fast.

If the trend continues, and by all accounts, it will, then a

shortage will be declared as early as 2016 and cuts will be

made. When the elevation of Lake Mead falls below 1075

feet, Arizona’s share of the water will be cut by 320,000 AF.

At 1050 feet, it is cut by 400,000 AF. At 1025 feet, the cuts go

to 480,000 AF. Deliveries to Nevada and Mexico will also be

cut. But all of these reductions may not be enough.

“What we are seeing,” said Tom McCann, Deputy General

Manager of Operations and Maintenance, “is that, first, the

drought has continued longer and deeper than we ever

expected. And then secondly, that the demand on the sys-

tem is more than the amount of water available, at least in

the Lower Basin. And the bottom line is that the shortage

guidelines, we believe, will not be sufficient to prevent the

continued decline of Lake Mead.”

At elevation 1100, which is about where Lake Mead is

today, the structural deficit causes a drop of 12 to 13 feet

every year. So, even when there is a normal release from

Lake Powell, Lake Mead will continue to decline. Without

corrective action, Lake Mead will fall below the 1000 foot

elevation mark within four to eight years, and that is bad

news for all the basin states.

At that level, as explained by Colorado River Programs

Manager, Chuck Cullom, “Nevada will no longer be able

to draw water from the Lake, electricity generated from

Hoover Dam will be significantly decreased, and the

turbines that generate the electricity will suffer problems

from vibration and cavitation. Lake Powell will likely also

be below its minimum power pool, so no power will be

generated at Glen Canyon Dam. This poses significant

problems for the upper basin. When Mead is at 1000 feet,

less than 4.3 MAF will remain in storage, which is less than

the amount needed to supply just California for one year,

much less Arizona and Nevada.”

Ultimately, there are only three ways to slow the decline

of upper and lower basin reservoirs: reduce losses to the

system, reduce the demands of water users, and develop

new water supplies. Implementing these solutions is the

responsibility of all water users, including CAP, as well as the

United States, and all of them will have to be implemented

to varying degrees if the Colorado River water system is to

come back into balance.

“If the hydrological projections are correct, and that

doesn’t even take climate change into account, then we

must find ways to close the gap between supply and

demand,” said McCann.

A DECADE OF DROUGHT, OVER ALLOCATION, INEFFICIENCIES

IN THE SYSTEM, AND EVEN EVAPORATION HAVE CAUSED

RESERVOIR LEVELS TO BECOME DANGEROUSLY LOW ON THE

COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM, AND WATER CONTINUES TO LEAVE

THE SYSTEM FASTER THAN IT COMES IN.

WORKING TOGETHER TO SAVE WATER


S 4 C O L O R A D O R I V E R S YS T E M

These conditions, referred to by Colorado River stakeholders

as the structural deficit, could have any number of conse-

quences. Water deliveries could be curtailed, hydroelectric

power generation could be hampered, and some econo-

mies could even suffer.

In order to avoid these kinds outcomes, water users have

joined forces to create a pilot conservation agreement, the

sole purpose of which is to conserve water in Lake Mead and

Lake Powell. The agreement – the Colorado River System

Conservation Program – was developed in support of the

Colorado River basin states’ drought contingency planning.

Central Arizona Project, Denver Water, the Metropolitan

Water District of Southern California and Southern Nevada

Water Authority are partnering with the U.S. Bureau of

Reclamation to contribute $11 million to fund pilot Colorado

River water conservation projects. The projects will demon-

strate the viability of cooperative, voluntary-compensated

measures for reducing water demand in a variety of areas,

including agricultural, municipal and industrial uses.

The funders will review and select projects for funding

based on criteria such as cost, anticipated water yield, risk,

ease of verification and geographic diversity.

Unlike efforts of the past, the water conserved through this

agreement will go to benefit the Colorado River system

itself and will not provide credits for future water diversions

by any one agency.

“For the first time,” Colorado River Programs Manager

Chuck Cullom said, “we are conserving water to protect the

reservoir elevations.”

That’s an important distinction, but this agreement is

unique in other ways as well. For one thing, the funding

pool will be for use across the basin. That means that

Arizona money can be used for conservation in California,

and California’s dollars can flow to efforts in Arizona, so it’s

an interstate cooperative agreement. In addition, conserva-

tion can occur in the upper basin as well as the lower basin,

so the effort is basin-wide.

“The agreement represents the recognition that we need

to act cooperatively,” said Cullom. “It’s interstate coop-

eration, it’s cooperation between upper and lower basin

users and the conservation is solely for the benefit of the

Colorado River System rather than for any one entity.”

The agreement, which was signed July 30th, provides funds

to identify and implement conservation programs with

users who can conserve water in Lake Mead or Lake Powell

that would otherwise have been released.

Although some might consider the funding to be modest,

architects of the agreement hope it will generate about

75,000 acre feet (AF) of conservation, which at current

elevations is almost a foot in Lake Mead.

“One way to think about this,” said Cullom, “is that every

year we can avoid shortage we get one more chance

at snow. That gives us some breathing room to implement

longer term solutions, and that’s really what this is about.

No single project is going to be big enough or significant

enough to provide the entire solution. But if we have

enough modest pieces we can build a significant project

made of multiple parts.”

THE WEST OUTAGE RAN FROM JUNE TO SEPTEMBER,

AND DURING THAT TIME HALF OF THE MARK WILMER

PUMPING PLANT AND PORTIONS OF EACH OF THE OTHER

WEST PLANTS WERE SHUT DOWN.

CAPTURING THE KNOWLEDGE


S5 C O L O R A D O R I V E R S YS T E M

Part of the work performed during the outage was the

regular five-year preventative maintenance (PM), which is

done at the pace of about one or two plants a year. The

five-year PM is primarily an inspection with relatively minor

repair work.

Since 2010, however, Maintenance crews have been doing

major overhauls on these pumping units. That means

restacking the unit, removing the rotor and impellers and

modifying the veins. This is much more comprehensive and

invasive than the five-year PM, and it only happens maybe

once every 20 years.

Because of the complexity and the rarity of this work,

the process was meticulously documented in 2014. Since

there are only two more overhauls at Mark Wilmer, one this

year and one next, the idea was to document as much as

possible this year and then go through and make sure the

procedure is right next year.

“We wanted a comprehensive overhaul procedure that will

cover all the steps,” said Maintenance Engineer Ryan Palmer.

“And when I say comprehensive, I mean everything from

the very beginning, which includes un-watering, bulkhead

gate placement, SECP’s and clearances, to reassembly and

re-commissioning. As time permits, we will start adding

back in a higher level of detail to the procedure. That will

give the new guys coming in an idea of what to do and

what to expect.”

Palmer gathered more than 10,000 photos documenting

every step of the process. Photographer Phil Fortnam set

up a time-lapse camera on level five to take pictures every

15 seconds from an overhead view. The camera captured the

entire disassembly process, including the crane rigging and

the removal of the components, as well as the reassembly.

In addition, Palmer had a smaller point-and-shoot camera

that he took into the pump pit on the second floor and into

the weld shop on level seven.

The safety processes are also being written into the final

procedures. The halo, a giant steel ring that attaches above

the unit to which mechanics can attach their fall-arrest

systems, was mentioned in particular detail. Clearances and

lock out tag out were documented by Project Manager

George Carlin in the electrical portion of the process

document. Both Palmer and Carlin have noted the necessary

personal protective equipment (PPE) and included notes

of caution and safety warnings. Maintenance Planner Jesse

Phillips, who documented the work in the Machine Shop,

also documented safety procedures.

Palmer will likely come back in 2015 for the overhaul on

unit three, just to fill in any gaps he may have missed the

first time around. Once the document is complete it will

go out for review.

By the time these process documents are needed,

of course, many of these people will be gone. Palmer

himself might even be gone. But his legacy will be in

the knowledge he captured and documented from our

seasoned journeymen.


EXTERNAL ACCOMPLISHMENTSLeadership & Excellence

Modeer interviewed for perspectives as a Smart CEO

GM David Modeer was selected to participate in “The Value of Water — A Compendium of Essays by Smart CEOs” book project. The book will include David’s perspectives and insights on the value of water and its relationship to economic success, business continuity, public health, brand, reputation, and more.

President Pickard recognized as Leader of the Year in Public Policy

Congratulations to Board President Pam Pickard, who has been selected as a 2014 Leader of the Year in Public Policy by the Arizona Capitol Times in the category of Water and Natural Resources.

CRWUA Program Includes In-Depth Discussions on Drought Response and Sustainability Plans on the Colorado

CAP GM David Modeer, President of the CRWUA Board for 2014-15, was the keynote speaker of this year’s event. Board President Pam Pickard moderated a panel discussion by water board presidents from Colorado, Nevada and California. CAP Communications Group produced this year’s introductory video.

Action plans developed for Water Utility Climate Alliance

General Managers and technical staff from CAP, MWD, SNWA, Denver Water, Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, New York and Tampa Bay gathered to outline the 2015 action plan for the Water Utility Climate Alliance.

CAP Receives DOI Award

CAP, along with others, received the Department of the Interior’s Partners in Conservation Award for the completion and imple-mentation of Minute 319. The award recognized the unique partnerships developed in that process among water users, States, the Department of the Interior, the International Boundary and Water Commission, and both U.S. and Mexican NGOs.

Congressional video wins National Award

One Voice on CAP: The Arizona Delegation Speaks, a compilation of Board-conducted inter-views of all members of Arizona’s federal delegation, was the recipient of a Bronze Telly Award. The Tellys recognize outstanding film and video productions, web commercials, and local, regional and cable tele-vision commercials and programs.


CAP hosts PVCC hydrology and biology classes

CAP hosted field study visits for students from Paradise Valley Community College who are enrolled in hydrology and biology courses.

McCann speaks at WRRC conference

CAP sponsored the Water Resources Research Center annual conference. This year’s conference included a panel discussion in which DGM Tom McCann presented “Closing the Gap: How Can We Do It?”

Arizona Forward Luncheon Focused on Structural Deficit

Speakers included CAP General Manager David Modeer, Jeff Kightlinger of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and Kevin Moran of the Environmental Defense Fund.

CAP addresses Agri-Business Council of Arizona

CAP was a guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Arizona Agri-Business Council which sup-ports and promotes all aspects of irrigated agriculture. DGM Tom McCann presented information about the $1 trillion impact CAP water deliveries have had on our region’s economy.

Board Secretary Lisa Atkins presents to Rotary Club

On June 26, CAP Board Secretary Lisa Atkins addressed the Phoenix Rotary East club at the Arizona Country Club.

EX TERNAL ACCOMPLISHMENT S

CAP identifies “Five Things Elected Officials Need to Know about Water”

CAP coordinated and CAP General Manager David Modeer moderated a panel discussion during the annual League of Arizona Cities and Towns conference.

CAP, Valley Leader-ship, Greater Tucson Leadership, and Arizona Town Hall partner to Discuss Water

CAP, Valley Leadership and Greater Tucson Leadership will sponsor a joint Leadership Workshop on water includ-ing a “Community Dialogue.” Arizona Town Hall is developing a report to be submitted to the 2015 Arizona Town Hall on Water.

CAP reaches out to Pima/Pinal stakeholders

CAP Board Members and staff made presentations to Pima and Pinal stakeholders includ-ing the Green Valley Council Water Forum, Metropolitan Pima Alliance, Greater Tuc-son Leadership, Pinal County Water Augmentation Authority, various University of Arizona classes and special events and the Pinal Partnership.

CAP hosts annual League luncheon

CAP hosted its annual education-al luncheon during the League of Arizona Cities & Towns confer-ence. About 80 elected officials and key staff from cities within CAP’s service territory as well as others involved in Colorado River issues attended.

Partnerships & Presentations

CAP represented at AZ Water conference

CAP subject matter experts made presenta-tions at the annual AZ Water conference. Topics included NGS collaboration, asset management and communications.

CAP supports Scottsdale Leadership

CAP Board member Heather Macre presented information to Scottsdale Leadership’s Beyond Scottsdale City Limits Day regarding how the Board makes decisions about issues that extend into many different regions and across many organizations.


Capitol Times’ “Morning Scoop on Water” concentrates on drought

CAP co-sponsored the annual Capitol Times’ Morning Scoop on Water breakfast seminar, “Water Vision with Action, “ in-cluding panelists from CAP, SRP, ADWR, the state legislature and the Nature Conservancy.

GM Modeer interviewed by Irrigation Leader Magazine

General Manager David Modeer was interviewed for the cover story of Irrigation Leader magazine, focusing on water management in the state of Arizona.

CAP’s value to Arizona featured in Arizona Capitol Times

The W.P. Carey study showing CAP added more than $1 trillion to the economy was the basis for a major story in the Arizona Capitol Times. The article included extensive quotes from CAP Board Presi-dent Pam Pickard.

CAP Board and Senior Staff Reach Out to Electronic Media

Interviews included radio sta-tion KTAR-FM, Phoenix KTVK-3’s Sunday afternoon talk show, Politics Unplugged, the Bill Buckmaster Show on Tucson’s KVOI radio, the City of Surprise Cable Channel 11 and KFNN-Money Radio.

Media Presence

Arizona Republic covers augmentation, cloud seeding

Cloud seeding efforts that result in a greater snow pack were the subject of an Arizona Republic front page story that quoted Colorado River manager Chuck Cullom. National media picked up the interview which trended on Yahoo and social media sites throughout the country.

CAP guest editorials appeared in Arizona Capitol Times, Arizona Republic, Arizona Daily Star, the AgriBusiness Council’s newsletter and the Arizona Forward website.

Topics for these editorials by Board President Pam Pickard included a potential water shortage, CAP planning, and CAP’s economic impact on Arizona.

Five public service announcements produced

Televised public outreach messages for the year began in April with narrated 30-second spots to inform and educate the public on CAP’s preparedness for drought and potential shortage, the professional and capable CAP/Board team maintaining and protecting the state’s most critical natural resource, and the celebration of Lake Pleasant’s 20th anniversary of full-capacity operations.



Arizona Republic interviews CAP regarding the EPA’s proposed “Waters of the United States” Rule

General Manager David Modeer was interviewed by Arizona Republic editorial writer Linda Valdez on the potential impacts on CAP from the EPA’s proposed Waters of the United States rule.

SRP/CAP “shared voice” messaging broadcast in the fall

CAP and SRP once again collaborated in broadcasting messages about the Valley’s water supplies. Information on drought management and sustainability were heard on the Valley’s most popular news, music and sports talk radio stations.

CAP website attracts international browsers

From January 1 through March 31, the CAP website received almost 25,000 visits from people throughout the world, though primarily from the United States, England and India. Nearly 20,000 pages were viewed. More than 75% of the visitors access the CAP site via a computer, 15% via mobile devices and the remaining use a tablet.

Social media increases awareness

CAP has been steadily building a following via online media channels. CAP’s Twitter page has 720 followers representing elected officials, water and environmental organizations, governmental agencies, private citizens and others. CAP’s Facebook has more than 475 likes and growing. CAP’s YouTube channel now features all of CAP’s videos, CAP Channel interviews, public service announcements.

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College students compete for the CAP Award for Water Research

Eleven research papers were accepted for the 2014 CAP Award for Water Research. Submissions focused on water issues that affect central and southern Arizona and/or the Colorado River. Winners presented their research at the 2014 Arizona Hydrological Society Annual Symposium.

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Update on Augmentation

CAP convened a meeting of the Basin States Augmenta-tion Work Group to discuss the study being conducted by CAP (with input from Metropolitan Water District and Southern Nevada Water Authority) to develop a short list of augmen-tation and supply reliability projects for the Colorado River system. The goal is to have agreement on an augmentation implementation plan in 2016.

CAP supports Tamarisk Coalition in the study of invasive plants

CAP sponsored the Tamarisk Coalition annual conference in partnership with the Water Center at Colorado Mesa University and Colorado State University Extension.

CAP participates in water conservation expo

CAP hosted a display in this year’s regional water conserva-tion event attended by cities from throughout the Valley, organizations involved in water efficiency and conservation and hundreds of community members.

Environmental InvolvementEX TERNAL ACCOMPLISHMENT S

Celebrate Lake Pleasant April 4

A special event entitled Celebrate Lake Pleas-ant was held during the Board meeting at CAP Headquarters on April 4 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of operating the lake at full capacity. Lake Pleasant is CAP’s primary storage reservoir enabling us to ensure reliable deliveries especially during extended drought. Media interest was extremely high, with stations in Phoenix (Channels 3, 7, 12 and 15) and Tucson (Channels 11 and 13) covering the milestone. President Pam Pickard appeared live from New Waddell Dam on Channels 5 and 12.

CAP participates in the Business of Water

Board President Pam Pickard was part of a panel discussion of the “Business of Water 2.0.” Moderated by Arizona Chamber of Commerce CEO Glenn Hamer, Pam joined a panel of experts from Metropolitan Water District in Califor-nia, Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce, and Forever Resorts. Pam spoke about CAP’s Economic Impact Study.

CAP Supports Colorado River Delta Pulse Flow Program

CAP supported and worked cooperatively on an Environmental Pulse Flow that released 105,000 acre-feet (approximately 34 billion gallons) of water from Lake Mead and sent it to the Colorado River delta. The pilot project simulated historic flooding in the delta and allowed researchers to observe how the delta responded.


Basin States Principals Meet With Interior

The Basin States principals met with Deputy Secretary of the Interior Mike Connor, Assistant Secretary Anne Castle and key Bureau of Reclamation staff regarding drought contingency and sustainability planning for the Colorado River system.

CAP Presents to House Agriculture and Water Committee

President Pam Pickard and General Manager David Mo-deer gave a presentation on the Central Arizona Project and timely issues to the House Ag-riculture and Water Committee. They discussed the status of NGS, shortage, Colorado River issues, and desalination.

Waters of the United States

In July, the House Science, Space and Technology Com-mittee held a hearing to discuss the “Waters of the United States” rule proposed by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe indicated that CAP would not fall within the jurisdiction of the proposed rule. Deputy General Manager Marie Pearthree met with the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA staff to make the case for excluding water delivery systems such as the CAP from the rule.

CAP hosts display at Tribal Day at the Legislature

CAP hosted a display as part of the 19th Annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day on the Senate lawn of the state capitol. This event recognizes the history and culture of the American Indian peoples and their contributions to the prosperity and cultural diversity of Arizona and the United States.

Senator John McCain Visits CAP

Arizona Senator John McCain visited CAP to learn more about the status of the Colorado River, the potential for a shortage declaration and what processes are being considered to avoid a shortage as well as to mitigate its impacts if it occurred.

Mayors of Tucson, Sahuarita and Marana greet CAP

Board President Pam Pickard, General Manager David Modeer and staff from Communications and Business Planning and Governmental Programs met individually with the mayors of three of our Pima County customers — Marana, Tucson and Sahuarita (a member of CAGRD).


U.S. Senator Jeff Flake Tours Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant

Board Member Gayle Burns, Assis-tant General Manager Greg Ramon, Business Planning and Governmental Programs staff, as well as the staff at Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant, hosted a tour for U.S. Senator Jeff Flake of the Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant.

Implementation of Minute 319

Chuck Cullom participated in a binational meeting regarding implementation of Minute 319 that focused on binational water conservation projects, Colorado River drought, environmental projects in the river delta and binational desalination projects.

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AMWUA Briefed on Colorado River

AMWUA’s Water Resource Advisors Group heard from CAP staff to share the near-term and long-term outlook for Colorado River supplies, the potential impact of shortages to CAP and possible approaches to address the imbalance between supplies and demands in the Colorado River.

National Water Resources Association Leadership Forum

Staff participated in the National Water Resources Association (NWRA) Leadership Forum, which is comprised largely of interests from irrigated agriculture. Attendees also conferred with staff from the House Water and Power Subcommittee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

CAP hosts Technological Institute of Sonora

CAP hosted a group of more than 40 administrators and graduate students from the Technological Institute of Sonora. The presentation focused on the region’s agricultural water use.

Legislative, Municipal, Tribal & International OutreachEX TERNAL ACCOMPLISHMENT S

CAP interviewed for water workshop in Mexico

Salt River Project invited General Manager David Modeer to participate (via taped interview) in a work-shop is to educate a broad public audience, including state officials, academics, community groups, and other leaders, about the role that water supply development plays in creating economic development opportunities in Hermosillo and the state of Sonora.

CAP participates in the American Indian Chamber Conference

On September 25, CAP sponsored and exhibited at the American Indian Chamber of Commerce conference and trade show hosted at Ak-Chin. The event provided the opportunity to share information on CAP’s economic impact while also advancing tribal outreach efforts.

Communications Staff Invited to Join Tucson’s Water Citizens Advisory Committee

Staff participated for the first time as a member of Tucson Water’s Citizens’ Water Advisory Commit-tee to advise Tucson’s Mayor and Council on the utility’s budgets, rates, programs and projects and conservation activities.

CAGRD Presented to WESTMARC Water Committee

The Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District (CAGRD) presented information about the replenishment district to the WESTMARC water committee. WESTMARC members include Maricopa County, Avondale, Buck-eye, El Mirage, Gila Bend, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Peoria, Phoenix, Sun City, Sun City West, Surprise, Tolleson, Wickenburg and Youngtown.

CAP Hosts International Delegations

In 2014, CAP hosted guided tours and presentations for groups from New Zealand, Mexico, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.

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CAP Connections includes the following features:

• Water Deliveries • CAP Quick Links • CAP Classifieds• Employee Finder• Calendar of Events• Weather• Safety and Wellness

INTERNAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Teaming Up!

CAP has started Teaming Up, an employee-driven initiative that will produce new ideas and outcomes to benefit the workplace. The program involves four agile, cross-functional teams to identify and address how CAP can “do things better,” when dealing with new ideas or existing programs.

Power Partnership

CAP once again participated in APS Peak Solutions, a program that compensates CAP for reducing energy consumption during a “high demand response event” such as a fire at a power substation. As a partner in the program, CAP had an unscheduled APS “power shedding” test that lasted four hours.

CAP Connections Goes Live

A new internal website for all employees, CAP Connections went live on July 1! This new internal website is the central point of information and communication for all employees.

2013 Safety Video Recognized

The 2013 Safety Vision Support Team (SVST) safety video, Working Safely Gets You Home, received an Honorable Mention for Outstanding Achievement in Public Risk Management Products from the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA).

CAP Community Investment Committee awards water education grants

Twice a year, CAP awards grants of up to $5,000 to non-profit organizations in its Maricopa, Pima and Pinal County. In 2014, the CAP Contributions Committee awarded grants to the following non-profit organizations:

• Arizona Hydrological Society Foundation

• Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona

• Jeremy Jackrabbit Saves Every Drop Project

• Natural Resource Education Center

• Arizona Science Center

• Arizona State Envirothon 2015

• East Maricopa Resource Management Education Center

• Educational Enrichment Foundation

• Great Arizona Puppet Theater

• TUSD Regional Science Resource Center

• University of Arizona Foundation

• Watershed Management Group

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Safety Week a hit with employees

More than 90 percent of CAP employees attended Safety Week and among the special presentations was a video production written, directed and starring CAP employees and a keynote presentation by Jason Schechterle.

Protective Services Rescues Dog

When a citizen reported a barking dog near Check 22 (between Scottsdale Road and Tatum Boulevard), CAP’s Protective Services responded and found a dog stranded on the back side of the check. The structure gate was raised about a foot, which was enough for Agents Mike Walter and Ray Russell to reach the dog with a snare and pull him to safety.

President’s Award Recognizesvolunteers

CAP’s 18th Annual President’s Award for Community Service was held on May 15. The Presi-dent’s Award was established to honor CAP employees who volunteer their time and expertise to numerous non-profit organizations. Their endeavors enhance the quality of life in our communities and serve to support CAP’s Beliefs of “community partnerships through volunteerism.”

Take Your Kids to Work Day brings out the best in parents/kids

More than 100 children and grandchildren of CAP employ-ees descended on Headquarters during the annual Take Your Kids to Work Day. This year’s theme was “Plant a Seed. Grow a Future.” Several departments throughout the organization created hands-on activities that teach our children about CAP’s critical role in the state of Arizona.

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Beyond the Buzz Provides “Face-time” with GM

CAP’s “Beyond the Buzz” meetings for employees across the service territory are held in Phoenix, Tucson and Little Harqua-hala pumping plant. Topics included NGS updates, Teaming Up, financial issues and a meet and greet with newly hired Man-ager of Human Resources Mark Wilson.

CAP Turnouts support the community

CAP employee-volunteers scheduled their activities for 2014 including restoring and maintaining hiking trails at the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, performing maintenance and repairs at the domestic violence shelter New Life Center, hosting three blood drives at CAP, helping with home maintenance and repairs for the elderly for Duet/ Partners in Aging, introducing special-needs children to the joy of fishing during CAST for Kids, coordinating a clothing Drive for Lake Havasu City Interagency Council, serving meals to the homeless and working poor at St. Vincent de Paul, sorting food and preparing meal boxes for homeless and working poor families at Desert Mission Food Bank, bringing new or gently used clothing to CAP for survivors of domestic violence at the New Life Center and buying a holiday gift for a child whose parent is fighting cancer in conjunction with Singleton Moms.


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Diversity & Inclusion team encourages unity

Several diversity-focused lunch & learns were hosted in 2014, including “Autism Speaks: It’s Time to Listen,” “Native American Women in Leader-ship,” “Not My Kid: Inspiring Positive Life Choices,” and “Futbol and Hope: My Journey to Chennai, India.”

CAP’s Senior Management Team Streamlined

The recent retirement of two senior managers posed a challenge for CAP but also presented an opportunity to continue with CAP’s ongoing efforts to improve efficiency, streamline decision making and increase collaboration and communication throughout CAP. With that goal in mind, it was decided to restructure the CAP leadership and consoli-date CAP’s departments along functional lines.

CAP Wins Trip Reduction Honor

CAP was recognized by Valley Metro in the category of Outstanding Trip Reduction (150-499 employees). CAP has a comprehensive trip reduction program (TRP) with approxi-mately 15% of all employees in vanpools or carpools, which helped achieve a low 68% single occupancy vehicle rate.

ECO Team promotes nature and the environment

The ECO Team hosted two Lunch & Learns at Headquarters, “Conservation in the Sonoran Desert – Why You Matter” and “Inception and Development of the Colorado River.”


Welcome the Newest Addition: A Computerized Milling Machine

The newest addition to CAP’s Machine Shop is a vertical ma-chining center, which can work with material up to 30” wide and 60” long. The new machine is key to project reliability as our infrastructure is aging.

CAP Wins 10th Consecutive Budget Award

CAP received the Government Finance Officers’ Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Pre-sentation Award for its 2014-2015 Biennial Budget. This is the tenth consecutive award received by CAP (five annual and five biennial) covering 15 budget years, 2001 through 2015.

Exercise Tests Critical Business Processes

CAP recently tested its ability to restore critical business processes through a mock Business Disaster Recovery (BDR) relocation exercise. More than 40 employees participated in the BDR exercise conducted at CAP’s alternate relocation sites: Salt Gila Pumping Plant, Waddell Pumping Plant and personal residences.


Change is coming to Headquarters!

The Engineering Department is leading six different Headquarters-based projects that began this fall and will conclude in March 2016.

Water Blast Relocation Project

HQ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements Project

Headquarters Site Drainage Corrections Project

Headquarters Entrance Sign Project

Server Room & Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) Project

Headquarters Emergency Voice/Alarm Communication and Fire Upgrade Project


Wellness Controls Costs

CAP’s Wellness Program promotes healthy lifestyle choices through health and exercise challenges, educational presentations and nutrition and fitness consultations. The program has helped control health care costs resulting in minimal insurance premium increases.

DELIVER CAP’s full annual share of Colorado River Water to the satisfaction of CAP’s customers and stakeholders

CONTROL costs and promote rate stability

MAINTAIN and improve CAP infrastructure through reliability-centered maintenance

INCREASE safety awareness, manage safety performance and promote safe, responsible behavior

PROMOTE communication, teamwork and collaboration across all units within CAP

Big 5 Results

Five organization-wide objectives were identified for employees to achieve in 2014, including:

CAP Receives NPI Award

CAP received the Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award for 2014 from the National Procurement Institute for the seventh consecutive year. CAP was one of only 14 government agencies in Arizona to receive the award this year and one of only 31 special districts nationwide. The award is based on objective criteria in the areas of innovation, professionalism, eprocurement, productivity and leadership in the procurement function.

CAP Re-Approved for VPP Participation!

Following four pumping plant audits last summer and two and a half days of Headquarters auditing by representatives from the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH), CAP achieved recertification in the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).

Through participation in the VPP, companies with excellent safety and health management systems are recognized for their efforts. CAP has been a participant in the VPP since 2006 and must recertify in the program every three to five years. ADOSH representatives found few items needing our attention and were very impressed with every-thing CAP does to ensure employee health and safety.



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B Warren Tenney TERM ENDING 2014 VICE PRESIDENT

C Lisa Atkins TERM ENDING 2018 SECRE TARY

D Gayle Burns TERM ENDING 2016

E Guy Carpenter TERM ENDING 2018

F Frank Fairbanks TERM ENDING 2016

G Terry Goddard TERM ENDING 2018

H Jim Hartdegen TERM ENDING 2014

I Jim Holway, Ph.D. TERM ENDING 2016

J Pat Jacobs TERM ENDING 2014

K Mark Lewis TERM ENDING 2016

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G Marie Pearthree deput y general manager, strategic initiatives and public policy

H Greg Ramon assistant general manager, maintenance administration (retired)

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– S e r v i c e t h a t i s t o p n o t c h f o r o u r i n t e r n a l a n d e x t e r n a l c u s t o m e r s

– Wo r k d o n e p r o f e s s i o n a l l y a n d r e s p o n s i v e l y

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Our Beliefs C e n t r a l A r i z o n a P r o j e c t

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