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re: colorado water rights questions
Posted on 6/13/20 at 10:16 am to TimeOutdoors
Posted on 6/13/20 at 10:16 am to TimeOutdoors
That’s a garbage article as it lacks both facts and figures. It also doesn’t even mention that unlike Tucson, Las Vegas, and other places that use water from the Colorado River, the Valley has its own significant water supply via the Salt River Project. The growth in the valley has replaced water hog desert agriculture which extends the amount of water available.
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Posted on 6/14/20 at 5:36 pm to Snoop Dawg
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It also doesn’t even mention that unlike Tucson, Las Vegas, and other places that use water from the Colorado River, the Valley has its own significant water supply via the Salt River Project
which includes 6 reservoirs, and the total system is at 95 percent capacity. i know that phoenix is a popular target of being named "least sustainable" but i would be more concerned about southern california (the los angeles aqueduct literally dried up rivers and lakes in the valley it starts in) and las vegas (lake mead is at like 40 percent capacity) than with phoenix.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 4:47 pm to Snoop Dawg
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The growth in the valley has replaced water hog desert agriculture which extends the amount of water available.
Well, Phoenix has also developed new sources of water in the last 30-40 years such as water banking, more surface collection reservoirs and extensive re-use of wastewater (sewer). They also require developers of new houses to guarantee a 100 year water supply for new housing developments. And they also have very stringent landscape irrigation laws and landscape irrigation for the average urban/suburban area dwarfs what people use inside their houses. For instance, DFW outdoor water use is around 60% of total water use. I'm not sure what Phoenix's outdoor water use is but with their stringent irrigation laws, I'm sure its much less than DFW.
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