Pinal water districts preparing for CAP reductions in 2017
Brian Betcher from Maricopa – Stanfield Irrigation Drainage District talked to the Pinal Partnership Water Resources Committee in November about their planning for shortage and continued drought. Factors affecting future groundwater pumping are demand, infrastructure and cost of increased pumping.
by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch
Area irrigation districts are expecting a 25 percent reduction to Central Arizona Project water in the coming year.
Approximately 100,000 acre-feet is scheduled to be reduced from the special source of excess Colorado River water distributed, mostly to irrigation districts in Pinal County.
Brian Betcher, manager of Maricopa- Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District, said these reductions have been planned for over a decade and the district will adjust accordingly to meet the needs of its agricultural users.
