Central Arizona Project (CAP)
Wheeling Services
Wheeling involves using the CAP system to transport and deliver Non-Project Water. Project Water is defined as Colorado River water available to CAP, along with certain Agua Fria inflows captured in Lake Pleasant. Therefore, Non-Project Water includes any other water, and can include additional Colorado River water or imported groundwater. Wheeling is authorized in the 1988 Master Repayment Contract (MRC) between CAP and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (May 2013 Board Brief). The MRC includes specific provisions related to wheeling non-Project water, including the joint development of a standard form of wheeling contract.
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In early 2017, the CAP System Use Agreement (SUA) was approved by the Bureau and CAP. The Agreement resolves long standing legal, financial and operational issues related to wheeling. It allows CAP to wheel non-project water supplies through the CAP system pursuant to standard form wheeling agreements and expanded system capacity. CAP will be able to offer contracts, with the approval of Reclamation, for the long-term reliable delivery of Non-Project Water, while protecting the rights of the United States to have water transported under section 8.17 of the MRC, and without interfering with Project Water deliveries.