Government Goings-on: A Law for the Common Good
—Alan Dulaney Sometimes we need to remember our roots. Arizona is a leader in water management because diverse interests came together in the late 1970s to address the problem of...
Government Goings-on: Where No Hydrologist Has Gone Before
—Alan Dulaney Water flows on Mars. NASA announced the recently reached conclusion late in September, attracting considerable attention. But don’t break out your interplanetary kayaks just yet; NASA is actually...
Government Goings-on: When Rivers Run Orange
—Alan Dulaney Some incidents attract immediate attention. On August 5, 2015, an EPA contractor working on the abandoned Gold King mine near Silverton, Colorado, accidentally allowed the release of less...
Government Goings-On: The New UST Program
—by Alan Dulaney Beginning in the 1990s, one of ADEQ’s largest programs was the Underground Storage Tank Program. Leaking USTs turned up everywhere, and consultants were busy with site investigations...
Government Goings-on — July 2015
by Alan Dulaney All’s quiet on the State front, but not so on the Federal level. And like water, some Federal actions and resources will flow downhill to our level....
Government Goings-on — June 2015
In a time when the public is all too aware of water scarcity and the need to cut back on demand, many call for a tiered rate structure. Those who...
Government Goings-on — May 2015
On April 22, ADWR and CAP jointly hosted an informational meeting on messaging the possible announcement of a declared shortage on the Colorado River. Some 150 people attended in person,...
Government Goings-On
The Legislature appears determined to adjourn by April 30. Last-minute shenanigans are thus in order. Of 1,163 bills introduced, 300 are still alive, and must be handled. Striker bills — in...