Five seats on the Central Arizona Project board are on the midterm ballot, and with only two incumbents seeking re-election, some newcomers will win.
The district board oversees the canal's operations and finances, setting water rates and property taxes in the three counties. The taxes help the district repay its obligation to the federal government, which built the 336-mile canal.
Five seats on the board come up for election every other year. This year, three incumbents — Jennifer Brown, Jim Holway and Mark Lewis — did not seek another term. The board is nonpartisan, though slates of candidates connected to a political party or movement have emerged in recent elections. This year, four candidates ran as a team, pledging to focus on accountability and the protection of taxpayers and farmers.The board’s attention has turned increasingly to the drought-stricken Colorado River and its two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead and Lake Powell, where dwindling water levels have forced the system into a second year of shortages.
In Arizona, the CAP has absorbed almost all of the shortages so far, which means the district continues to face tough decisions about how to manage the water that continues to flow through the canal. So far, most of the losses have hit farmers in Pinal County, but if shortages deepen, the board could find itself facing further cutbacks.
Arizona agreed to accept lower-priority water rights to the water in the CAP canal as part of a deal with other states when the project was approved by Congress.
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