CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT

For a comprehensive chronology of events leading up to the authorization of the CAP by Public Law 90-537, see pages 6-12 in Rich Johnson's 1977 book, Central Arizona Project 1918-1968 published by The University of Arizona Press (UA call nos. Science-Engineering Library (SEL) and Law TC424.A6 J63, Special Collections (SC) Q9791 C7 J68c). The entire book is a very useful and complete source for historical insight.

The Colorado River Compact of 1922 (45-1311) and the Colorado River Basin Project Act (CRBPA) of 1968 (P.L. 90-537, 82 Stat. 885, 43 USC 1501-1556) are the two most important Laws concerning the CAP. For Senate and House hearings of the Bills leading up to the passage of the CRBPA, see the Committee of the Interior and Insular Affairs for the 80th-83rd and 88th-90th Congresses at Gov. Docs. Y4.In8/13 (Senate) and Y4.In8/14 (House). The Arizona Groundwater Management Act of 1980 (A.R.S. 45-401 to 637) and the Arizona Water Banking Authority of 1996 (A.R.S. 45-2421) are more recent important actions.

The U.S. Code is found mostly in Title 43 Public Lands, Chapter 32 Colorado River Basin Project, Sections 1501-1556 (1988) (specifically Sections 1521-1551 pertain to the Central Arizona Project). Arizona Statutes are found mostly in Titles 37 Public Lands, Title 45 Waters and Title 49 The Environment.

The most significant case was State of Arizona v. State of California et al (373 U.S. 546) decided June 3rd, 1963. Chapters 4 - 8 in Rich Johnson's book are a very good source for coverage of this case. Several other cases setting up jurisdiction over Indian lands were Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States (424 U.S. 800, 96 S.Ct. 1236) decided March 24th, 1976 and Arizona v. San Carlos Apache Tribe (463 U.S. 545, 103 S.Ct. 3201) decided July 1st, 1983. An article in the Arizona State Law Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 1995 by Scott B. McElroy and Jeff J. Davis, "Revisiting Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States - There Must Be A Better Way" is worth reviewing as it discusses the consequences of these cases.

For other review articles, see the entire issue of the Arizona State Law Journal, Vol. 27, No. 2, Summer 1995, containing papers from a Symposium on Current Topics in Western Water Law. The Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 37, No. 1, Spring 1995 contained an article by C. Coate, "The Biggest Water Fight in American History: Udall, Stewart and the Central Arizona Project."

Other useful books are those by Helen Ingram (Patterns of Politics in Water Resourse Development: A Case Study of New Mexico's Role in the Colorado River Basin Bill, 1969 (UA call no. Main JK2403 N4 no. 79) and Water Politics: Continuity and Change, 1990 (UA call nos. Main, Law, SC HD1694.N6 I5 1990) both by the University of New Mexico Press; Cadillac Desert, 1986, by Marc Reisner (Penguin Books) (UA call nos. Main, Law, Law Reserve, SC HD1739.A17 R45; Chapter 6 of A River No More: The Colorado River and the West, 1984, by Philip L. Fradkin (The University of Arizona Press)(UA call nos. Main, Law, SC F788 F75 1984, 1996 edn. available in Law only); and the Final Environmental Statement: Proposed Central Arizona Project, 1972, by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Washington, D.C.)(UA call nos. SEL TD224.A6 U5, Law KF5590.C6 A68, SC Q9791 U5825c) . It is important to note that individual Environmental Impact Statements were produced for each major section of the project prior to their construction.

The University of Arizona Special Collections Library houses the Legislative Files of Morris K. Udall Papers (MS325): Central Arizona Project 1963-1985, Boxes 476-493, as well as some individual pamphlets filed under Q9791 C7 Colorado River.

Newspaper articles are very important sources for current issues. I suggest the Arizona Republic, Tucson Citizen, and Daily Star archives, as well as Associated Press. These can be searched through AzStarnet online or the Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw Newspaper databases.

Useful websites include the Central Arizona Project, Arizona Department of Water Resources' Colorado River Management page, Colorado River Water Users Association home page and its Arizona page, Southern Arizona Water Resources Association (SAWARA), Arizona Water Resources Research Center, and Colorado Water Knowledge.