Water Resource Issues

DOWN THE DRAIN ARE WE HAVING A CRISIS YET?

MOTOROLA THE STORY SO FAR

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE

DEL WEBB'S 5,600-ACRE NEW RIVER DEVELOPMENT HAS SPAWNED CONTROVERSY. BUT NEWS COVERAGE HAS IGNORED THE WATER WHEELING AND DEALING THAT COULD CARPET ARIZONA'S VIRGIN DESERT WITH SUBURBAN SPRAWL.

WELFARE FOR GOLFTHE GOVERNMENT IS SUBSIDIZING MORE AND MORE WATER-SLURPING, PESTICIDE-LACED GOLF COURSES--EVEN THOUGH THE VALLEY ALREADY HAS 130 OF THEM

DEL WEBB'S 5,600-ACRE NEW RIVER DEVELOPMENT HAS SPAWNED CONTROVERSY. BUT NEWS COVERAGE HAS IGNORED THE WATER WHEELING AND DEALING THAT COULD CARPET ARIZONA'S VIRGIN DESERT WITH SUBURBAN SPRAWL.

Sumitomo Wrestling

Government officials are crowing about the deal that brought Sumitomo's silicon-wafer factory to northeast Phoenix. But they haven't mentioned that the deal will cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

Tale of the Crypto

Other Valley cities wonder whether Phoenix's water treatment practices increase the odds for an outbreak of a waterborne disease. It's called Crypto and it can kill.

Trickle-Down Theory

Industries get a big say in rewrite of water-pollution laws; public may pick up tab

Tapped Out

In Pine and Strawberry, the groundwater runs down to Phoenix. Now water reserves are shrinking, the two paradisiacal Mogollon Rim hamlets are drying out--and hardly anyone wants to admit it.

Letters

In Pine and Strawberry, the groundwater runs down to Phoenix. Now water reserves are shrinking, the two paradisiacal Mogollon Rim hamlets are drying out--and hardly anyone wants to admit it.

Dark Days on Black Mesa

The Hopi want one of the largest coal mines in North America to stop using their groundwater. If springs and wells continue to dry up, they say, their ancient culture may disappear, too.

Letters

The Hopi want one of the largest coal mines in North America to stop using their groundwater. If springs and wells continue to dry up, they say, their ancient culture may disappear, too.

Going to the Well Too Often

Should boom towns like Prescott let little things like water shortages keep them from growing?

The Dark Side of the Rainbow

"Peace loving" clan turns to water theft and threats as the Gathering grows

Johnson's Waterloo?

Democrat makes a good point, but overplays his hand in questioning Hull's Nevada ties

BEST PUBLIC GOLF COURSE

Bear Creek Golf Course

David Modeer, Phoenix Water Director, to head Central Arizona Project

David Modeer, director of the Phoenix water department, has been tapped to become the next general manager of the Central Arizona Project. The 336-mile long system of pipelines and canals helps bring water to 80 percent of the state's population.  In a Tucson Citizen article, Modeer ... More >>

Green Fatigue: Is anyone else sick and tired of eco-chic?

David Modeer, director of the Phoenix water department, has been tapped to become the next general manager of the Central Arizona Project. The 336-mile long system of pipelines and canals helps bring water to 80 percent of the state's population.  In a Tucson Citizen article, Modeer ... More >>

No one is saying you should waste water, but in Phoenix it's hard to come up with a reason not to

David Modeer, director of the Phoenix water department, has been tapped to become the next general manager of the Central Arizona Project. The 336-mile long system of pipelines and canals helps bring water to 80 percent of the state's population.  In a Tucson Citizen article, Modeer ... More >>

Stealth Zealot

Pop quiz. Who’s Arizona’s other U.S. senator? Here’s a clue: He makes Dubya look like a liberal

Doomed River

The Southwest's last free-flowing stream ran dry for eight days in mid-July. It's time to act

A Chance to Focus Inward

Ugly urban sprawl's the problem, not drought. Metro Phoenix has water to support 10 million souls

AZ Earth Day Coalition Celebration

Ugly urban sprawl's the problem, not drought. Metro Phoenix has water to support 10 million souls

Big Bad Developer

George Johnson is quickly becoming the most notorious developer in Arizona

River Gamble

Rick Renzi's hoping people buy his line that an amendment he's sponsoring has nothing to do with his father's defense business

Shades of Green

The new governor appears to have double-crossed environmental supporters in choosing some new agency heads.

Getting the Shaft

A water dispute puts both the economy and the environment at risk

Bye Bye Birdie

An endangered bird is thriving in the dry bottom of Roosevelt Lake. Too bad it's in the way of water for Phoenix.

Strictly for the Birds

Governor's budget knife forces state habitat restoration fund onto endangered list

Continental Divide

A development proposed for a north Valley slope has residents accusing the county of "collusion"

Going Underground

Industry makes secret push to gut laws protecting subsurface water supplies

Money for Nothing

There's plenty of money in the Department of Environmental Quality budget. But crazy personnel rules keep the agency understaffed and ineffective.

MOTOROLA: THE STORY SO FAR

There's plenty of money in the Department of Environmental Quality budget. But crazy personnel rules keep the agency understaffed and ineffective.

THE COST OF TOXIC SPILLSHERE'S HOW YOU'LL PAY FOR MOTOROLA'S CONTAMINATION

There's plenty of money in the Department of Environmental Quality budget. But crazy personnel rules keep the agency understaffed and ineffective.

DISASTER RESPONSE

There's plenty of money in the Department of Environmental Quality budget. But crazy personnel rules keep the agency understaffed and ineffective.

Robert Glennon @ Changing Hands Bookstore

There's plenty of money in the Department of Environmental Quality budget. But crazy personnel rules keep the agency understaffed and ineffective.

Stir of Eco

Installation explores the complicated nature of sustainability

Rec Yourself

Hit the Salt River this holiday weekend