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At SRP, water awareness is always top of mind. For more than 100 years, we\u2019ve been hard at work building relationships, integrating new technologies and developing more infrastructure to ensure a resilient water supply in the desert we call home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn where your water comes from, what we\u2019re doing to protect it and how you can help.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover where your water comes from <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

SRP manages and delivers about half of the Valley\u2019s water supply.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agua originates<\/a> from a 13,000-square-mile watershed and then travels through the Salt and Verde river systems, reservoirs, canals, irrigation laterals and water treatment plants to reach you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the Valley\u2019s water comes from the Colorado River, wells and other sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning for droughts and floods  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For nearly 120 years, SRP has provided a reliable water supply despite our desert conditions, dry winters, floods, monsoon downbursts and hot summers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through strategic planning, development of infrastructure, data collection and analysis and research, we\u2019ve been able to keep our water supply resilient and reliable despite harsh climate conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building a water supply to last for generations  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have a variety of projects dedicated to building and protecting the Valley\u2019s water supply today and tomorrow, including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storing surface water in dams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Six dams on the Salt and Verde rivers and one on East Clear Creek allow SRP to store water for use during drought. Dams are constantly monitored and managed to maximize water supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storing water underground<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SRP works with Valley cities and towns to store water underground through the Granite Reef Underground Storage Project (GRUSP) and the New River-Agua Fria River Underground Storage Project (NAUSP)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measuring snow and water flow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

SRP measures water flows with tools like SRP Flowtography\u00ae<\/a> y Snowtography de SRP (en ingl\u00e9s)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adapting to climate change and uncertainty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We also research the impacts of climate change to the hydrologic cycle with partners in academia to better prepare for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keeping all Arizonans in mind<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In addition to providing water to Arizonans within SRP\u2019s service territory, we\u2019re also building water resiliency in municipalities like Goodyear<\/a> and Payson.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supplying water to a growing population<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Water is our most precious resource. That\u2019s why we\u2019re collaborating on projects to increase water storage capacity for future use, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n