ABSTRACT
The Central Arizona Project (CAP) was designed to carry water from the Colorado River more than 200 miles to the cities of Phoenix and Tucson, as well as to about seventy other municipalities; twenty irrigation districts; and twelve Indian tribes. The Secretary of the Interior, who has general jurisdiction over water allocation on the Colorado River, was given specific responsibility for determining the allocation of CAP water among these entities. Naturally, their water demands are likely to change over time; however, the CAP contracts with the Bureau of Reclamation are poorly suited to transferring allocated water among contractors. This chapter explores the problem and recommends changes in the present contract provisions that would facilitate such water transfers.
