Government Goings-on: Adjudicating Groundwater
—by Alan Dulaney A recent Ninth Circuit Court ruling shakes the basic structure of Western water regulation by introducing the concept of prior rights into groundwater law where it was...
Government Goings-on: The Elephant in the Room
—Alan Dulaney For several months, the Governor’s Water Discussion Group has been secretly discussing serious problems within the Arizona water world. “Secretly” is a misnomer, however, since everyone knew who...
Government Goings-on: Slowly Changing Seasons
—Alan Dulaney The colors change differentially in a Southwestern autumn. Aspens turn quickly at altitude, but down in the desert only the colors of the license plates are showing any...
Government Goings-on: Late Summer Thunderstorms
—Alan Dulaney Lightning flashes and the rumbles and booms of thunder comprise the usual picture we have of late summer storms. However, this year they are being replicated in meetings...
Government Goings-on: MODFLOW Funding Threat
—Alan Dulaney One of the most important programs ever developed by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Water Resources Division is MODFLOW. Hydrologists everywhere use this software package to better understand the...
Government Goings-on: Summer Water News
—Alan Dulaney Even in the depths of summer, with intense heat and multiple fires, developments occur within the world of water resources. Water Saved through Conservation No provider likes to...
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...