Salt River Project

The Salt River Project (SRP) is the umbrella name for two separate entities: the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, an agency of the state of Arizona that serves as an electrical utility for the Phoenix metropolitan area, and the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, a utility cooperative that serves as the primary water provider for much of central Arizona. It is one of the primary public utility companies in Arizona.

The name, Rio Salado Project, (Spanish for Salt River Project) is used to refer to the improvement projects along the Salt River through the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, is not related to SRP.

Service territory

SRP serves nearly all of the Phoenix metropolitan area. A large chunk of its electric service territory is shared with Arizona Public Service.

Governance

The Association is headed by a 10-member board and a 30-member council, while the District is headed by a 14-member board and a 30-member council. Both are elected by all landowners in the SRP service area through a "debt-proportionate" system. For instance, a person who owns five acres casts five votes.

Salt River

Salt River may refer to:

Rivers

In the United States:

Elsewhere:

in the Caribbean

Populated places

Salt River (Jamaica)

The Salt River (Jamaica) is a river of Jamaica.

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Salt River (Canada)

Salt River is a river in Canada whose source is McNeil Lake in Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Alberta. It enters the Slave River north of Fort Smith, Northwest Territories.

The main tributaries are Brine Creek (mouth coordinates 59°56′46.7″N 112°16′14.7″W / 59.946306°N 112.270750°W / 59.946306; -112.270750) and Loop Creek (mouth coordinates 59°39′31.2″N 111°55′14.5″W / 59.658667°N 111.920694°W / 59.658667; -111.920694).

Salt River settlement

At the mouth of the river is a village known as Salt River. It was settled in the latter part of the 18th century. Francois Beaulieu (1771–1872) was its most notable resident. A Roman Catholic mission was in the village from 1850 until 1876 when it moved to Fort Smith.

Salt deposits were collected from the banks during the fur trade era.

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