Caption

Buckeye, Arizona - The Central Arizona Project canal brings Colorado River water past Sun City Festival, a Dell Webb retirement community in the desert of Arizona. The water shortage in the western U.S. is limiting the expansion of similar housing projects

Date

Jan 31, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK26B63_327

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

175.3Mb (10.4Mb) / 35.2in x 19.3in / 10571 x 5795 (300dpi)

Keywords

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