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Government Goings-on: The DCP & a Tale of Two Agencies

May 3, 2017Government Goings-on

—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

April 5, 2017Government Goings-on

— 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

March 2, 2017Government Goings-on

—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

February 7, 2017AHS News, Government Goings-on

— 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

January 9, 2017AHS News, Government Goings-on

—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

December 5, 2016AHS News, Government Goings-on

— 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

November 1, 2016AHS News, Government Goings-on

—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

October 7, 2016AHS News, Government Goings-on

—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...