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...
Government Goings-On: A Look at the Drought Contingency Plan
—Alan Dulaney Despite a slight uptick in the trend line from a 2012 release of Lake Powell water, by 2013 it was obvious that Lake Mead levels would continue to...
Government Goings-on: The Calm Before the Storm
—Al Dulaney It’s September, and government is relatively quiet. No new laws are before the Legislature, little Congressional action is pending. Everyone is awaiting the results of the November elections....
Government Goings-on: McCain’s Words on Watersheds
— Alan Dulaney “Arizona is so dry the trees chase the dogs.” Senator John McCain fired off that relevant one-liner in a speech at the recent Arizona Water Reuse Conference...
Government Goings-on: Dog Days are Here Again
— Alan Dulaney To the Egyptians of the Middle Kingdom, the first early morning appearance of Sirius, the Dog Star, marked the beginning of the annual Nile flood. The arrival...