South Canal (Other Keyword)
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SRP plans construction of a new irrigation pipeline along the south side of Lehi Road, necessitating the relocation of water and gas service lines by the City of Mesa. A Class III cultural resources survey of the project area was conducted prior to ground-disturbing activities associated with the service line relocations (Marshall 2020). Despite the negative results of the pedestrian survey, the previous records review demonstrated the potential for significant buried deposits in the project...
Final History to 1916 (1916)
After the passage of what is known as the Reclamation Act, approved June 17, 1902, the people of Salt River Valley made very earnest efforts to induce the Secretary of the Interior to authorize the construction of the Salt River Project. They were successful in these efforts and the project was tentatively authorized by the Secretary on March 12, 1903. It was early decided by the Interior Department that in cases where the lands, that would receive the benefit of the proposed project, were...
A Historical Study of the SRP Distribution System (2011)
The Salt River Valley consists of nearly half-million acres in central Arizona. It is a semiarid area with alluvial soils suitable for agriculture, but low rainfall makes irrigation a necessity for cultivation. Early settlers knew that a system of canals and laterals was necessary for agricultural production. For sustained growth, the farmers needed a water storage facility. With the passage of the National Reclamation Act in 1902, the federal government authorized the Salt River Project (SRP)....
The History of the SRP Canal System (2020)
Booklet gives a brief overview of the history of SRP and the canal system. "The Salt River Project (SRP) began as a partnership between the federal government and landowners in Central Arizona – a partnership that has allowed the area to flourish. When landowners formed the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association (the Association) over a century ago, it signaled a turning point in the rise of Phoenix as a major Southwestern city. SRP became one of the nation’s first reclamation projects...
Inventory of Physcial Features of Salt River Project (1917)
At a conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, October 31, 1917 between the Director and Chief Engineer of the Reclamation service, the President, Secretary and Counsel of the Water User's Association together with the Project Manager and Accountants of the Salt River Project, it was decided to make a compete inventory not only of all movable equipment, material and supplies, but of all dams, power plants, transmission and telephone lines, canals, laterals, structures, buildings, etc., with notations...
Salt River Project - Project Map (1916)
March 1, 1916 Department of the Interior United States Reclamation Service, Salt River Project - Project Map prepared in the Department of Operation and Maintenance, Phoenix, Arizona. Map depicts canals, ditches, waterways and transmission lines within SRP's service territory in 1916, along with developments within Maricopa County.
Salt River Valley Water Users Association Operating Salt River Project - Project Map (1918)
1918, map of Salt River Project service territory with canals, waterways, and transmission lines marked.
Standing for More than a Century: Theodore Roosevelt Dam and SRP (2011)
Water and power are foundational building blocks for the continual development of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. On March 18, 1911, Theodore Roosevelt Dam was dedicated and the cornerstone was set for dependable water and power to the Salt River Valley. The vital resources from the dam now reliably serve one of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Standing for More Than a Century simultaneously celebrates Roosevelt Dam’s centennial and illustrates significant events in the Valley’s...