By the end of 2022, Lake Mead’s water level is expected to stand 30 feet from where it was last December, and 40 feet from where it stood at the end of 2019. “That’s the scary thing.

The Central Arizona Project, (CAP), is a 336-mile wide system that delivers Colorado River water across the state. The system includes four tunnels, 10 siphons, 14 pumping plants, 39 radical gates ...

Construction is scheduled to begin in May, and planners hope to open the center by the end of 2026. The CAP has selected national contractor Mortenson Company for the build.

The federal government still needs to approve the water quality standards for the new water before the CAP can accept it, a decision that could come around the end of this year.