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All American Canal set to open April 30

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on April 11, 2009 at 6:19 am

From the Yuma Sun:

After almost two years of work lining the All American Canal with concrete, the canal will be opened on April 30. The 23-mile canal will be put in operation that day, but the project itself will not be completed until next year, said Kevin Kelly, spokesperson for the Imperial Irrigation District, which is the agency leading the project.

“The main aspects of construction are finished but it will be a year from now, give or take a few months, when the project will be completely finished,” said Kelly.

“Close to $285 million have been invested on the project,” said Kelly, who added the district has already run water through the canal to test it and there have been no problems in its operation.

He pointed out the importance of the project – it will save close to 69,600 acre-feet of water each year, which is currently lost to seepage.

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April 11, 2009 · Filed Under All-American Canal

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