SRP Announces Support From Apple For Resilient Water & Forest Initiative

Salt River Project (SRP) announced last week that Apple has joined as a partner supporting SRP’s Resilient Water and Forest Initiative, part of a continuing effort to ensure water resiliency. The company will support the initiative’s restoration of nearly 30,000 acres of forests over the next 10 years, helping strengthen a critical water supply for Central Arizona communities, including the Town of Payson and the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The project centers around the strategic thinning of forests located in northern Arizona that are at a high risk for severe wildfires. This includes forests around the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir near Payson, Ariz., an area which supplies water to the C.C. Cragin Reservoir.

Apple’s support of the thinning project is expected to result in 1.8 billion gallons of water benefits over the next 20 years.