Water is Life: the history of the Buckeye Irrigation Canal

Noel Carter, the general manager of Buckeye Water Conservation and Drainage District (BWCDD), is dedicated to protecting valuable water resources for farmers in the same area where his ancestors homesteaded and farmed in the late 1890s, attracted by the 1885 Buckeye Canal. Now, in sprawling nearby Phoenix, legislators and state agencies are eyeing his district’s water as tiered shortages are declared on the Colorado River.  Noel knows West Valley water, and we're grateful to have him with us to share it's background...the Buckeye Irrigation Canal.