Government Goings-on: The Shade of Water
—Alan Dulaney “Shade” is an old term signifying a ghostly suggestion of a former living presence. The shade of the Colorado River may wander the Lower Basin for decades, absent...
Government Goings-on: To Your Scattered Bodies Go
—Alan Dulaney Ever since the Governor’s Water Solutions Discussions essentially ended with summer, we have been waiting for the resultant legislation. And waiting. And waiting. Now it’s over, and the...
Government Goings-on: Rapids Ahead for 2018
—Alan Dulaney Lots of things that were predicted to happen in 2017, didn’t. The drought didn’t end (ignore what California thinks). Lake Mead didn’t fall below water level elevations that...
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...