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Cave Creek warns of Colorado River cuts, unveils bridging plan and conservation push
Summary
Town staff told residents that a likely Central Arizona Project reduction of about 20% by 2027 would create near‑term shortages; officials outlined bridge measures (banked credits, exchanges, limited well restarts), a metering upgrade and outreach to reduce demand.
Sean Cruz Weisner, Cave Creek’s utilities director, told a packed town hall that the town expects reductions to Central Arizona Project (CAP) deliveries that could begin in 2027 and said the community must prepare through both supply actions and demand reductions.
“At the end of this year, we think we’ll have about 3,200 acre feet in the ground,” Weisner said as he described the town’s stored recharge credits and the need to secure physical access to that water. Brad Hill, a consulting hydrologist, framed the larger problem: dwindling Colorado River flows and negotiations between basin…
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