The Salt River Project’s Leadership to Protect Sustainable Water Supplies

摘要

FOR THE SALT RIVER PROJECT (SRP), delivering waterthroughout the Greater Phoenix area, including thenation’s fifth-largest city, is a core mission. To do that,we must look beyond the physical infrastructure thatstores and delivers water. We must also consider the 8.3million acres of green infrastructure where the waterfirst collects. Three watersheds – the Salt River, VerdeRiver and East Clear Creek watersheds – feed water intoSRP’s seven reservoirs that serve over 2.0 million peoplewith sustainable and reliable water (Figure 1). One of thegreatest threats to these watersheds, and the GreaterPhoenix area’s water supply is unhealthy and overgrownforests. SRP is tackling this threat by acting today.