Government Goings-on: Holding Pattern in the Drought
—by Alan Dulaney Yes, we are still in a drought. California went ahead and declared the drought’s end on the basis of one wet winter, but that hardly seems prudent....
Government Goings-on: The DCP & a Tale of Two Agencies
—Alan Dulaney Apparently, water really is for fighting over. The heavy precipitation this year across the Colorado River Basin improved storage to the extent that the probability of a declared...
Government Goings-on: No Cents for WaterSense
— Alan Dulaney It is becoming clear that President Trump’s bite will be as deep as his bark. In the proposed FY 2018 budget, the Department of Interior is now...
Government Goings-on: Trump on Water
—Alan Dulaney The Senate is busy with appointment confirmations, and the House is busy with the Federal budget. Agencies are being given tight not-to-exceed numbers within which they can budget,...
Government Goings-on: Legislation for 2017
— Alan Dulaney Bills are still dropping at the Legislature and could change radically before the end of February, but here is the current picture on proposals related to water....
Government Goings-On: Rolling the Dice on DCP
—Alan Dulaney Hear that? The clink of chips, the soft shuffle of cards on the table? It’s the sound of a Colorado River deal unraveling. Recall that the tiered shortage...
Government Goings-on: The Feds’ Future
— Alan Dulaney The election is over. Huge changes lie ahead on the Federal level. What they might be remains murky; as of right now, there is not even an...
Government Goings-on: The Nearly Invisible CAWCD Board Election
—Alan Dulaney There is something important on the ballot this November, and I am not talking about the hot, stinking mess at the top. The Central Arizona Water Conservation District...