It™s Not Your Ordinary Canal Paver

The All-American Canal in southern Arizona delivers approximately 3.1 million acre-feet (382,379 ha m) of the Colorado River to nine cities and 500,000 acres (202,343 ha) of agricultural land. The 82 mile (132 km) long canal was originally constructed in the 1930s and 1940s. It begins at the Imperial Dam on the Colorado River, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Yuma, Arizona, and extends south and west, following the Mexican/American border.

The canal is currently unlined and substantial amounts of water are lost due to seepage,... Read More