Aerial view of the Warren H. Brock Storage Reservoir on the All-American Canal west of Yuma, Ariz. Reclamation photo.
Groundbreaking Event - October 2008 - On October 21, 2008, five large earthmovers broke ground on the Drop 2 Reservoir project. The Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, and leaders from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (accompanied by trained equipment operators from the Ames-Coffman Joint Venture construction partnership) operated the equipment in moving the first loads of earth from the reservoir site. This was the first of the 7 million cubic yards of soil that is being excavated to complete the project. 
Construction work is nearly complete, with the major components of the project expected to be completed in April. The photos in this gallery portray the small remainder of geomembrane installation left to be completed on the sides and bottom of the reservoir, the completed inlet/outlet structures that will move water to and from the reservoir, and the outlet works constructed under Interstate 8 that will carry water from the reservoir to the All-American Canal. The turnout structure and canal inlet near the Coachella Canal is completed, as well as the 6.5-mile long canal that will deliver water to the reservoir. Aerial photos of the site show the project very near completion.
Construction Activities - June 2009 - Activities continue at a rapid pace - at this point, the construction work is nearly 55% complete. The photos in this gallery portray ongoing work on the canal inlet structure near Drop 1 of the All-American Canal, the concrete lining of the canal that will deliver water to the reservoir, and installation of geomembrane lining on the bottom of the excavated reservoir. The massive reservoir inlet/outlet structures have also taken form, rising like concrete monuments from the desert floor near Interstate 8.
Construction Activities - February 2009 - Skilled crews from the Ames-Coffman Joint Venture and Bureau of Reclamation engineers and inspectors are working in concert day and night through two 10-hour shifts to meet the ambitious 2010 deadline for project completion.
1,700 rolls of geomembrane lining, each weighing more than a ton, stand by for installation in the excavated reservoir area.
Drop 2 Storage Reservoir site plan.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar traveled to Tempe, Ariz. In October 2010, where he announced the establishment of a regional Climate Science Center to be located at the University of Arizona. Pictured with the Secretary are staff of Reclamation's Phoenix Area Office, left to right, Area Manager Randy Chandler; Public Affairs Officer Patricia Cox; Secretary Salazar; Acting Deputy Area Manager Roxanne Peterson.
The great seal of the White Mountain Apache Tribe.
The Black River is a boundary between the White Mountain Apache Reservation and the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Photo courtesy of the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
Kenneth Lee "Ken" Salazar, February 2009. Department of the Interior photo.
Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Joe Shirley, Navajo Nation President, speak at the signing of the San Juan Navajo Water Rights at the Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Conference. Department of the Interior photo.
91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo courtesy of City of Phoenix Water Services Department.
91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo courtesy of City of Phoenix Water Services Department.
91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant. Photo courtesy of City of Phoenix Water Services Department.[ Return to Top ]
