PHOENIX — Salt River Project (SRP) announced that the Tempe Canal and the Western Canal will be closed for clean ups and repairs from Nov. 20 to Dec. 20.

The utility organization said in a release that this year they will be using an excavator called the Menzi Muck, which can climb in and out of the canal without the use of ramps and maneuver through six feet of water.

The organization does dry up cleanings on a rotating, 10 year schedule to different portions of the canals.

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