Government Goings-on: Time, Time, Time
—Alan Dulaney On November 29, the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) Steering Committee held what was billed as their final meeting. But of course, it wasn’t, or rather will not be....
Government Goings-on: Lines in the Sand
—by Alan Dulaney Three sectors sharing Colorado River water. Three lines in the sand. And nothing in the middle that looks like a viable compromise. Arizona is in trouble. On...
Government Goings-on: Winter is Coming
—by Alan Dulaney While in Flagstaff several days ago, I could see that the gardens were pulling back and the blooms were gone. Yellow tinges the aspen leaves on the...
Five CAWCD Seats Up for Election in Maricopa County
The 15-member board of directors for Central Arizona Water Conservation District (CAWCD), which manages and operates the Central Arizona Project, is popularly elected. Ten members are from Maricopa County, four...
Government Goings-on: You Can’t Print Water
—Alan Dulaney The August modeling runs are now out from the Bureau of Reclamation, along with revisions to the probabilities of declared shortage on the Colorado River. No surprises —...
Government Goings-on: A New Beginning
—Alan Dulaney And it begins. On July 26, ADWR and CAWCD co-hosted a meeting on the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan or LBDCP (new acronym, same concept). Tom Buschatzke (ADWR...
Government Goings-on: The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be…
—Alan Dulaney On June 28, the Bureau of Reclamation, ADWR, and CAWCD cohosted a meeting on the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan. While other Basin states have been getting their...
Government Goings-on: The Big Sleep
—Alan Dulaney “Don’t do something—just stand there!” This call for inaction is often an appropriate dictum when faced with overly complex situations. Especially when passing law. In the last month...