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Water-short cities want to use every last drop – even if it used to be sewage
Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A public process started Thursday to reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed, with federal officials promising to collect comments about updating and enacting rules...
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Recent snowfalls may slow water level decline at Lake Mead
Page wary of crisis on the Colorado River
It’s time for Legislature to protect water for all Arizonans
My work is keeping me up at night these days. I’m very concerned because the groundwater that rural Arizonans rely on for drinking and their livelihoods is at serious risk....
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Next step? Make AZ a strong voice among Colorado River states
It didn’t take long for the completion of the Drought Contingency Plan to create value to Arizona and the Colorado River Basin. Its focus on stabilizing Lake Mead and creating...
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Arizona’s drought plan offers key lessons for the road ahead
By now most have heard the news: Arizona, the other six Colorado River Basin states, and the federal Bureau of Reclamation secured a major victory for the health of the...
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Feds to Arizona, California: Drought plan not complete
Despite much fanfare over Arizona’s Legislature passing and Gov. Doug Ducey signing drought plan legislation Thursday, the Department of the Interior is stepping in because federal officials say the drought...
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No Arizona drought plan in sight as deadline looms
Lake PleasantApril 2, 2014Photo by Central Arizona Project After months of drought plan negotiations and as the deadline for Arizona to produce an internal agreement on...
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Ducey, Babbitt lead the way on water conservation
Editor: I applaud Governor Ducey’s and former Governor Babbitt’s public statements of support for Arizona’s adoption of the drought contingency plans (DCP), expressed last week. Arizona’s water future depends on...
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CAP celebrates 50 years since landmark legislation
In this Sept. 30, 1968 photo, President Lyndon Johnson signs legislation that creates the Central Arizona Project. With the president are Carl Hayden, John Rhodes, Lady...
