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Oasis in
the Valley: The Story of Water in Tempe
Table of
Contents
Preface
Along the Río Salado
Chapter 1
Pioneer Irrigators
The Hohokam Indians / Central Arizona’s Neutral Ground / Settling the Salt River
Valley
Chapter 2
Watering the Fields of Tempe
Tempe’s First Canal / The Founding of Tempe / The San Francisco Canal /
Expanding the Tempe Canal
Chapter 3
Village by the River
The Railroad Arrives /
Confirming Tempe’s Water Rights / The Consolidated Canal / Irrigation Practices
in Tempe
Chapter 4
From Wells to Water Taps
Domestic Wells / Water and the Incorporation of Tempe / The Campaign for
Municipal Ownership / Tempe’s First
Water Works
Chapter 5
Taming the Salt River
The Salt River Project / Dividing the Valley’s Water / The Waterlogging of Tempe
/ Tempe Joins the Project
Chapter 6
“Let Every Consumer Pay”
From Village to Town / Water Metering / Irrigating City Lots
Chapter 7
Fueling the Postwar Boom
Tempe Begins to Grow / Expanding the Water System / Keeping Up with Growth /
Groundwater Quality Problems /
From Groundwater to Surface Water
Chapter 8
The End of an Era
The Advent of Water Treatment / Guadalupe Joins the Water System / Municipal
Irrigation / Reforming the Irrigation
Service
Chapter 9
Building for the Future
A New Way of Growing / Water Treatment Facilities / Storage and Distribution /
Declining Groundwater Consumption
/ Regulating Groundwater Use
Chapter 10 Beyond
the Salt River
The Central Arizona Project / Water Reclamation / Coping with Drought
Epilogue
A Landscape Shaped by Water
Tempe’s Changing Landscape / Oasis in the Valley
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