Government Goings-on

— 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...

— 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...

— Alan Dulaney The last stop for any bill coming out of the Legislature is the Governor’s desk. In May, a number of bills exited the Legislature and landed on...

The Arizona hydrological community is breathing a collective sigh of relief today. Citing a need to ensure the "certainty and sustainability" of Arizona water supplies, Governor Ducey just vetoed two...

— Alan Dulaney A deal is brewing on the Colorado River. For over a year, Arizona, Nevada, California, and the Bureau of Reclamation have been quietly meeting in Washington and...

— Alan Dulaney There were a few moments this dry winter when I dreamed that clear thinking had magically enlightened the Arizona Legislature, and that in the arena of water...

From our friends at AIPG / AEG Arizona Section: Here is a brief update of where we are regarding the deregulation of geologists as originally proposed in HB 2613. Yesterday, the bill...

— Alan Dulaney Note: Since this article was published, geologists have been removed from the bill. Read an update as of March 4, 2016, here. A movement is apparently growing...