Planned Power Outage

Planned maintenance and repair of the 69 kV power line that supplies power to the Arizona side of the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT).

The power outage is necessary while power crews perform all required tasks.

Emergency Services, Hospitals, Resource Centers, Water Utilities, and Food Stores have all been taken into consideration and the necessary steps have been taken to ensure power will be supplied to these locations, there will be no interruption of electric services to these locations.

The planned power outage will begin around 06:00 AM and continue until 04:00 PM, lasting approximately ten hours.

The areas affected will be from Booth Road, headed South all the way past Poston, AZ to the CRIT Reservation boundary by Erenberg, Arizona.  This area will also include the Lost Lake and Hidden Valley areas, see map below.

To help us inform you more on the upcoming planned power outage, please verify your contact information (current email, phone number) is up to date with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Colorado River Agency (CRA), Finance Office.

BIA, CRA, Finance Office Contact Information:

Phone Number: 928-669-7173

Email: CRA-ES_Billing@bia.gov

Residential customers

• If you rely on medical equipment dependent on electricity, have a plan to maintain use of your equipment during the outage.
• Charge your cell phones. Cordless phones will not work during the power outage.
• Unplug computers, televisions and sensitive electronics.
• Notify your home security company.
• Know how to manually operate garage doors and electric gates.
• Minimize opening refrigerator and freezer doors during the outage.
• If you have a generator, make sure it has been installed properly. Refer to the manufacturer's instructions for safe generator use.
• Check to make sure all heat-producing appliances (stoves, toaster ovens, irons, and hair curlers) are turned off. This will minimize any fire hazard if the power is restored while you're away.
• If electricity is required to run your water or to refill your toilet for flushing, have a reserve of water on hand prior to the planned power outage.

Business customers

• Notify employees and customers as needed.
• Notify your alarm and phone company, as these systems can be affected.
• Unplug any sensitive electronic equipment such as computers and testing instruments.
• Consider implications to services that support your business.
• Remember that electrical systems you rely upon electronic access systems, refrigeration, etc. will be unavailable during the outage.
• If you have a backup generator or are considering renting a generator, ensure it is installed correctly.
• Once the power has been restored for about 10 minutes, turn your equipment back on in stages so that you don't overload the circuit.
• Consider time required for startup of specialized equipment.

Should you have any questions or comments please utilize the information below, and all correspondence will be forwarded to the applicable departments.

BIA, CRA, Finance Office Contact Information:

Phone Number: 928-669-7173

Email: CRA-ES_Billing@bia.gov