r/mesaaz • u/nwanufreg • 2d ago

Just curious what they do

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u/MysteriousCicada5012 2d ago

Maintenance and probably on call for emergencies

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u/AZ_beans 2d ago

They are called Zanjeros from SRP...they maintain the canals. (Salt River Project)

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u/nickw252 2d ago

Also Roosevelt Water Conservation District (RWCD) - that’s where I get my flood irrigation from.

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u/unclefire 2d ago

Those guys do a variety of things like open valves/gates for irrigation in various neighborhoods etc. They do maintenance things as well.

On that note-- they completely took out some large structure where the canal crosses McDowell between Greenfield and Val Vista. I was wondering why they did that-- I'm guessing is just wasn't necessary anymore.

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u/singlejeff 1d ago

A lot of the gates have been removed from the canal system. I can only assume they are not needed to divert water into laterals.

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u/MumSaysImHandsome 2d ago

Maintenance

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u/Tascam2488 2d ago

Turn the valves for irrigation

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u/Sad-Elderberry-8574 2d ago

It's mostly this. The system isn't automated and they physically need to go let the water run to the irrigation flood neighborhoods.

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u/OrganicBafoonery 2d ago

What does what do? The canal? The lights? The truck?

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u/zach_dominguez 2d ago

yes

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u/cilantrollama 2d ago

Exist, and from what I can tell, they do an alright job, not great tho.

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u/FlyinRyan92 2d ago

The UFO?

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u/DiscordiaHel 1d ago

Oh that's just me, sry

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u/Low-Carry7776 2d ago

They do alot more then you think!

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u/AVRA333 2d ago

What's the thing on the left side in the sky? Reflection off camera?

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u/yeetspeylove 1d ago

Aliens!

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u/AVRA333 1d ago

Aliens Vs. Predator

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u/Gauvain_d_Arioska 2d ago

Looking for floaters and submerged pick up trucks.

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u/AGroAllDay 2d ago

Not related to the question, but Park of the Canals and the canals themselves are so awesome to run

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u/GiganticBlumpkin 2d ago

REPOST BOT

edit: lmao bro is already banned

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u/cory059 2d ago

Are you standing on the water??

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u/ihateandy2 1d ago

They bring water to different parts of the valley

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u/AZdesertpir8 1d ago

This is where most of the water supply for the Phoenix area comes from.

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u/zelgrassi 1d ago

Maintenance and water flow management. Pretty essential during summer.

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u/Visible_Meeting2744 7h ago

Sometimes survive ppl drive around on their downtown