Colonias on the border struggle with decades-old water issues

October 3, 2017 Leave a comment

"Before, all of this used to be a dump. If there was sewage and potable water, it would be all right," Araceli Silva said. Her sons drilled and installed a well in the backyard of her home in Wall Lane, near Yuma.

All along the U.S.-Mexico border, about 840,000 mostly low-income, immigrant Latinos have settled in colonias – cheap plots of land outside city limits without basic infrastructure such as water and sewage systems, electricity and paved roads.

Panel picks new state ombudsman favored by governor

February 13, 2012 1 Comment

A committee charged with selecting the next state ombudsman finally made its decision, but not before the process became so mired in politics that it left a sour taste in the mouths of some of the panel’s members.

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Colonias on the border struggle with decades-old water issues

Panel picks new state ombudsman favored by governor