YUMA PROJECT

Original plans for irrigating agricultural lands in the Yuma Project included 45,000 acres on the adjacent Yuma Mesa, to be known as the Yuma Auxiliary Project, which would receive water by a pump lift of 72 feet from the East Main Canal in the Valley Division of the Yuma Project. On June 8, 1920, the Secretary of the Interior authorized construction to proceed on Unit B of the project. Legislation passed in 1949 reduced the project`s boundaries to 3,305 acres. On December 22, 1952, the Unit `B` Irrigation and Drainage District contracted with the United States for delivery of irrigation water through the Gila Project works, and all works of the project were transferred to the district for operation and maintenance on January 1, 1960. The first detailed investigations resulted in tentative plans for construction of four units, designated as Units A, B, C, and D, with a total acreage of 45,000. Part 1 of Unit B, containing 6,396 acres, was subdivided into 5-, 10-, and 20-acre farm..

Also known as: Yuma Auxiliary Project

Primary location: Somerton United States