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If You Understand History, Colorado River Shortages Are No Surprise
While some problems on the Colorado River are the result of drought and climate change, Congress set the course for serious trouble in the watershed decades ago by authorizing the Central Arizona Project....
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Payson puts off Blue Ridge water deliveries
Payson must postpone for a year delivery of water from the town’s $50 million C.C. Cragin pipeline project, water department manager Tanner Henry has confirmed....
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To Save Water, Arizona Farmers Try Beer
The Verde River, which flows through central Arizona, is a critical source of water in this arid state. So, The Nature Conservancy in Arizona looked for a strategy to reduce demand on the river, especially in low-flowing summer months....
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Upper Colorado River Leaders Wade Into Arizona Dispute
States in the Upper Colorado River Basin are telling downstream neighbor Arizona to get its act together....
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Four states that also get Colorado River water say CAP keeps too much for Arizona
The agency that runs the $4 billion Central Arizona Project is being accused of manipulating Colorado River reservoirs’ operations to suck out more water for its Tucson, Phoenix and Pinal County customers....