The Central Arizona Project brings Colorado River water to Phoenix and Tucson through a massive canal system. And the agency wants to help more Arizonans understand the state’s critical water issues. So CAP is planning a new Water Education Center.
Plans show a sleek building that will bridge the canal near CAP’s Phoenix headquarters. It’s meant to be a space for school groups and visitors to learn about water and for water agencies to hold large meetings and events.
“We really want to be creating a space that will inspire our next generation so we can continue to have people that care enough about water to spend their careers and spend their time making sure that we continue to have water here in the desert,” CAP Board Vice President Karen Cesare told KJZZ News.
Cesare said she hopes the center might open within the next three years. For now, she said, CAP wants help planning the project from the public.
“We’ve done a lot of stakeholder outreach, but we’re really looking at our broader public, so all kinds of input – what are you interested in? What are the questions you want to have explained?" Cesare said.
CAP is looking for feedback at three open house events next week in Phoenix, Casa Grande and Tucson. It’s also taking public comments in an online survey.
Open house meetings
- Monday, Dec. 4, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Burton Barr Central Library, 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix.
- Tuesday, Dec. 5, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Paramount Theater, 420 N. Florence St., Casa Grande.
- Friday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., El Rio Center, 1390 W. Speedway Blvd., Tucson.
