The Central Arizona Project (CAP) began diverting water in the 1980s and is one of the reasons why water use in the Lower Basin rose through the early 2000s.
Water usage from the Colorado River for Lower Basin states
8 million acre-feet
Lower basin allocation: 7.5 million acre-feet
Arizona
6
4
California
CAP makes first
water deliveries
CAP reaches
full operating
capacity
2
Nevada
0
’70
’80
’90
’00
’10
’19
Note: State totals exclude water lost to evaporation and other losses. Data is provisional and subject to change.
The Central Arizona Project (CAP) began diverting water in the 1980s and is one of the reasons why water use in the Lower Basin rose through the early 2000s.
Water usage from the Colorado River for Lower Basin states
8 million acre-feet
Lower basin allocation: 7.5 million acre-feet
Arizona
6
4
California
CAP makes first
water deliveries
CAP reaches
full operating
capacity
2
Nevada
0
’70
’80
’90
’00
’10
’19
Note: State totals exclude water lost to evaporation and other losses. Data is provisional and subject to change.
The Central Arizona Project (CAP) began diverting water in the 1980s and is one of the reasons why water use in the Lower Basin rose through the early 2000s.
Water usage from the Colorado River for Lower Basin states
8 million acre-feet
Lower basin allocation: 7.5 million acre-feet
Arizona
6
4
California
CAP makes first
water deliveries
CAP reaches
full operating capacity
2
Nevada
0
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2019
Note: State totals exclude water lost to evaporation and other losses. Data is provisional and subject to change.
The Central Arizona Project (CAP) began diverting water in the 1980s and is one of the reasons why water use in the Lower Basin rose through the early 2000s.
Water usage from the Colorado River for Lower Basin states
8 million acre-feet
Lower basin allocation: 7.5 million acre-feet
Arizona
6
4
California
CAP makes first
water deliveries
CAP reaches
full operating capacity
2
Nevada
0
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2019
Note: State totals exclude water lost to evaporation and other losses. Data is provisional and subject to change.