Bureau of Reclamation: Information on the Federal Financial Commitment
and Repayment Status of the Central Arizona Project (Testimony, 12/10/93,
GAO/T-RCED-94-92).

It is estimated that construction of the Central Arizona Project--a
massive water project designed to pump water from the Colorado River as
far south as Tucson--will be completed in 1999 at a cost of $4.7
billion, and the federal share could climb from $1.7 billion to upwards
of $2.8 billion.  The project is expected to provide Arizona residents
with flood control, fish and wildlife enhancement, recreation,
commercial power, groundwater conservation, and drinking water.  This
testimony discusses (1) the total financial commitment of the federal
government to build the system and (2) the Central Arizona Water
Conservation District's ability to fulfill its obligation to repay
allocated project costs.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-RCED-94-92
     TITLE:  Bureau of Reclamation: Information on the Federal Financial 
             Commitment and Repayment Status of the Central
             Arizona Project
      DATE:  12/10/93
   SUBJECT:  Funds management
             Federal/state relations
             Construction costs
             Water resources development
             Loan defaults
             Water supply management
             Federal aid to states
             Loan repayments
             Indian lands
             State-administered programs
IDENTIFIER:  Central Arizona Project (AZ)
             Arizona
             Salt River Project (AZ)
             
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