The Brief The Salt River Project has officially opened the new 3.5-mile-long Gilbert Road Pipeline after five years of work. The $2.5 million project transports 20,000 gallons of water per minute from south of the Salt River to the Arizona Canal. "Emotional can't even describe it," said Sharon Morris with the Salt River Project (SRP). "This was really a labor of love across the company, across the Salt River Project." "So, our purpose with building the Gilbert Road Pipeline is to provide flexibility, reliability, and resiliency in our water delivery system."