tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77891325881307801702012-02-15T23:59:07.681-07:00Desert back-country issues and water resource questions in Arizona.Mel Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14605160226853258083noreply@blogger.comBlogger441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789132588130780170.post-78548430437740434622012-01-26T11:44:00.002-07:002012-01-29T09:33:45.013-07:00

 The UA’s Water Resources Research Center held its recent conference to discuss the present and future state of Arizona’s water issues.Not much new was reported but some obvious views were well taken.  Here is a summary from the DAILYWILDCAT.com.The conference played with ideas to more effectively use water coming into Arizona. Main issues involved choices people make with the water they already

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When we talk about the availability of water resources, we assume 0.5+ acre foot per person.   As people f.... and population increases, the question for Arizona is whether our sexual desire will overcome our thirst.  That's an interesting question.  The disturbing complexity is that thirst will kill us and sex, or the lack of it, will make life unpleasant.   There's a finite limit to Arizona's

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“We’re paying them $54,000 for nothing,” he said. Diedrich said Griffin and Brown were right in the first place to suspect the City would have to pay the fee regardless of whether it wanted to or not. Another problem Diedrich and Marchione had with the fee was that it was solely imposed on municipalities, meaning that unincorporated areas weren’t paying one cent for water, which is every

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In a recent column titled, “Party of Pollution”, Paul Krugman writing in the October 20, 2011, NY Times remarks that current thought among some Republicans wants environmental laws defanged for the ostensible purpose of creating jobs.   Krugman, concludes that suspending or eliminating environmental laws will simply make us sicker and poorer. In a coincidental presentation to the

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On a particularly frightening note, a Climate Central article written July 13, 2011, by Tom Yulsman (climatecentral.org), pointed out that for the first time withdrawals from the Colorado River outpaced supply and future water consumption is likely to continue this desperate trend. The Colorado River supplies water to almost 35 million people in 7 states including Arizona.  The shortfall has

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It seems that any thoughts expressed about the Arizona ditch system that draws water from the Verde River generates a variety of knee-jerk reactions that are inaccurate or irrelevant. The point made in the previous post was that the design of the diversion dam on the Verde River may be pushing more water through the Cottonwood Ditch than it is entitled to take. I did not (1.) condemn the ditch

Mel Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14605160226853258083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789132588130780170.post-83373645488735802642011-08-02T09:11:00.029-07:002011-08-15T18:41:36.469-07:00

Andy Groseta has again blocked the complete flow of the Verde River.  He's entitled to do it...Arizona law says so.  The law also says he is entitled to take 10.6 cubic-feet-per-second from the river for the Cottonwood Ditch Association, an organization he heads up. Note the increased level of the Verde River upstream from the dam and note the curved configuration. That's important because it

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Coming from Chicago and later Cleveland I’ve always lived around the Great Lakes where water is plentiful.  It used to surprise me, however, on business flights to Phoenix to see the glint of light from all the swimming pools on the approach to SkyHarbor Airport.  Later, as I drove to appointments, it was difficult not to notice the lush yards of homes and businesses. My folks lived in south 

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From the 6-29-2011 New York Times: With uranium prices rising, the number of mining claims (has) jumped sharply over the last few years. There have been about 3,500 claims in the Grand Canyon-area alone. If developed, they would generate toxic wastes that would threaten the Colorado River — the source of drinking water for roughly 27 million people — the aquifer and the Grand Canyon ecosystem in

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When this blog first started, no one talked about water resources.  The discussion of water is now in the news daily.  Most of the rhetoric is how to get more of the stuff.  Why…are people getting nervous? Signs in restaurants occasionally proclaim, “Water served only on request”. Is that comment due to the cost of water or its availability? Our environment is changing and turtles, frogs, and

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Water use in at least one Arizona metro area seems to be slowing according to a news item reported several times on KJZZ, an NPR radio station in Tempe, and the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson.   Despite an increasing population in the Tucson Water Service Area, served by several utilities, water use is only slightly higher than a decade ago. Use is even less when calculated on a per-person basis.

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The growing risk of water shortages in the Verde Valley and throughout the state of Arizona will have a direct effect on the bond ratings of the cities involved, says an opinion piece in the October 20, 2010, New York Times.  Snowmelt is regional  and usually doesn't reach the broader environment While lowered bond ratings are not currently a problem for many communities in this area, it

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Never thought I'd like Ed Abbey.  My neighbor, an environmentalist, liked him but I had to survive at the time on the publicity of Abbey that made its way east.   The publicity wasn't good. . . I never liked the "monkey wrenching" element of it. I suspect he valued his freedom, however. Freedom from officials that intruded on his space. Freedom from the effects of our political system. That was

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In a largely forgettable piece titled, “Dear Mom”, penned years ago by Katie Lee, she suggests that population increase is at fault for many of our difficulties with the availability of natural resources. The piece follows the theme of, “There once was a woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children she didn’t know what to do." Population may be one of the problems we face, but problems

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We (a dear personal friend and I) recently finished a multi-day trip through southern Arizona sparked by the wish to get out of the cold of the north and explore photo opportunities in this less habited part of the state.  (I find "less habited" interesting.  What is it about the human instinct that often directs us to areas that have few other human occupants?...to areas that exhibit least

Mel Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14605160226853258083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789132588130780170.post-67362722639081253092010-07-15T11:05:00.012-07:002010-07-16T15:27:01.324-07:00

Currently 3 men from Salt Lake City are missing in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix.  They went to this Wilderness Area to find the Lost Dutchman Goldmine, an enduring legend that has claimed at least 40 - 50 lives. A green water hole within a few miles of hikers Fools gold, fools to the end. They ventured into this environment with no resources...no water, no knowledge of the desert,

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It's about time someone began thinking in terms of $$$$ Herb Guenther, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, has often said that the era of cheap water in Arizona is over.  It's a wise sentiment, and I think that it's high time the era of cheap water in Arizona was over, but is it really?  Have Arizonan water companies really changed the way they price their water for retail

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As water supplies become short, ideas for solutions get numerous.  Most involve superficial changes.  The answer, in Arizona at least, is fewer people to consume this resource.  Below are a few comments from readers and news sources. From a reader Governor Brewer recently signed Senate Bill 1445; this bill allows Prescott, AZ. to pump water from the Big Chino aquifer at an unknown rate through

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Many people are appalled at the British Petroleum oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.Remains of Mining in Jerome The death of human and aquatic life has been vast. With the probable death of the fishing industry in the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama the impact on people's livelihood is projected to be equally as bad. But, closer to home . . .  What difference is

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Ahh, Superior.  Often, "Ahh..", used in this context is followed by "wilderness."  Maybe it should also be used in this sense about rural Arizona. Superior, Arizona, is definitely rural, having sprung from nothing more than the geological discovery of copper and gold.  Geologists found it, mining interests exploited it,  millions of dollars were made by Resolution Copper stockholders, and now the

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I carefully tore out Steve Ayers’ article, “Verde ownership status still on hold”, from a recent issue of the Verde Independent  and have read and re-read the piece a dozen times or more. Attorneys are the only ones who seemingly understand the questions of ownership of the Verde River and courts keep passing the issue up, down, and sideways. The basic question, courts are asking, is whether

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The ultimate solution to water problems in Arizona will relate to money.  For example, charges for water in any dwelling, at least in Jerome, AZ, is charged according to the number of residents. Use is not metered and – lacking meters –per person is the only practical method.  (Rumor has it that meters were purchased but subsequently stolen for their brass content – ironic in a billion-dollar

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Owning water resources in the desert is a novel idea, especially moving water such as rivers and streams. The fact that litigation regarding various water "rights" has been stalled in Arizona courts for decades might lead anyone to the conclusion that water can't really be owned. . .at least not comfortably. . . and not in the sense that Arizona law seems to dictate. The law is currently based

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Northern Arizona has been paralyzed by rain and snow for several days.  Driving is treacherous through the hills and banked hair-pins of the roads and mountains. My neighbor, Katie, remarked with a smile and obvious enthusiasm,  “This is the way it used to be.”  Katie Lee is 90 yrs old and has been out here for 50 years.  Her perspective is invaluable either as an environmental commentator or

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Often public reporting of water resources in Arizona carries mixed messages.  Reports will point out the shortfall in Colorado River water for the Northern part of the state and yet, at the same, report that mountain snowpack affecting the southern and central parts of the state is above average and the state is doing well. An article outlining Arizona water use in the Arizona Daily Star,

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Several weeks back I wrote . . . 1. Should water be privately owned and should ownership be couched in terms of “rights” by special interest groups or corporate entities?  Stated differently, is water a public commodity to be held in trust by the state and dispensed equitably for the common good – or – is it owned, as is a mineral deposit, and mined for personal gain?  2. Should water

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Recently, I spent hours reading comments to an excellent article, "Tighter, costlier water shifting focus to curbing demand" by Shaun McKinnon in the Dec. 27, 2009 edition of the Arizona Republic.    It became obvious most of the commentators knew little about water or how it interacts with our environment. Some basics.... 1. Water can neither be created nor destroyed. 2. The state of water can

Mel Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14605160226853258083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789132588130780170.post-90247311779385377942009-12-10T09:39:00.000-07:002010-01-02T16:43:17.234-07:00

Water has many uses…the primary one could be reuse. My neighbor, Jerry, had placed a 5 gallon bucket under a leaky rain gutter. He didn’t want drips to stain his wood deck. The pail was full and, instead of throwing it over the 4 ½ ft. railing, it was simpler to walk 20 feet and pour it into a planter at the front of his house. If anything, Jerry’s practical. All of which brings me to the

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Laws governing water use have evolved from a way of life that has all but disappeared in Arizona.  The current tangle of regulations, developed haphazardly over time (but earnestly enough at the time) is enough to keep attorneys busy for decades. Agricultural interests, metropolitan interests, and mining/industrial interests are figuratively coming to blows with the intimation that the end of

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With apologies to CCR… Currently there is talk in Arizona about sustained safe-use of water resources. Proposals are offered, solutions returned.  Most are merely hopeful, some just ridiculous. If you want to know what the desert will naturally support, just look out your back door.  For a personal experience, pack into a wilderness area. Sycamore and Loy canyons are close. Legs of your trip

Mel Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14605160226853258083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7789132588130780170.post-79235635223536472392009-08-21T13:59:00.002-07:002010-01-02T16:44:24.985-07:00

Idyllic, isn't it? The Verde River is high...ducks, blue herons, kingfishers and other wildlife "use" its braided path all the way to the Salt River far to the South.   People. . . also. . .use the river and that's where trouble begins. Some use it for pleasure, others for commerce.  Some more wisely than others. One of the more perceptive observers is Doug Von Gausig, the mayor of

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Guide books refer to the Verde River as one of the last free flowing, perennial streams in Arizona. Maybe it was free flowing years ago, but not today. There are many causes--drought, lack of snow pack, depleted aquifer--but foremost is the Cottonwood Ditch Association in Cottonwood, Arizona. The Cottonwood Ditch Association (CDA) constructs "diversion" dams across the river, channeling

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This small trickle of water is a good sign in Jerome, Arizona. It signifies that the water storage tanks in this small town (pop. 350) are full and what you are seeing is the overflow as it trickles down Mingus Mountain on it's way to the Verde River.The good news is that water has finally become an issue in Arizona...the bad news is that people are still playing games and show no inclination

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I don't know why I dislike them. . .maybe because they represent a willful altering of something naturally beautiful to obtain something personally attractive. I'm referring to hybrid cacti grown from nursery stock that has been twizzled with the soft bristles of a paintbrush loaded with pollen from another genetic variety or species.This creative endeavor seldom produces a fruit with viable

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I've been asked several times how to create the dark background behind many of the desert flower pics I take and my usual answer is, "It depends." It depends on the time of day, it depends on your camera settings and, ultimately, it depends on your camera and the adjustments it will allow. The key to getting these results is the use of spot metering as opposed to metering in wide area mode.The

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. . . how plants maintain their niche in the desert environment by evolving to accept only certain pollinators and then only at particular times of the year. Bees, birds, bats and nearly everything small and mobile in the desert play a part in this ongoing drama.The first hints come when you approach a flower and see that nearly always there is some form of life scrambling through the anthers,

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"...the West’s energy boom could threaten drinking water for 1 in 12 Americans," says Climate Ark in a piece taken from the Dec. 22, 2008, edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune. In the article authors Abrahm Lustgarten and David Hasemyer, point to the everyday requirements of crop irrigation, power generation, and the ever increasing needs of domestic oil, gas, and uranium supplies."The river's

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A friend emailed to let me know that a gallon of bottled water in Cleveland, Ohio, was priced at $2.87/gallon at the local supermarket.Cleveland, for God's sake...sitting adjacent to the biggest supply of available fresh water in the world.The current price-per-gallon of bottled water at the Safeway in Cottonwood, Arizona, is $1.69!The State of Arizona must feel secure in the thought that its

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We traveled recently to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Saguaro National Park to get cactus flower photos for our website, www.cactusphotographics.com. It was to be an early Spring (at least compared to our northern town of Jerome, AZ) when the desert wildflowers were in bloom and, hopefully, cactus flowers, as well. Aside from the constant helicopter activity of the U.S. Border Patrol

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You wonder where they come from...the disparate elements of flowers and spines.Alarmed queries often accompany a proposed visit to the desert. "Aren't you afraid of the snakes?" "What if you're pricked by a cactus?" "Are there scorpions?" All have spines...The answer is usually a shrug or "So what?" Dangers are usually benign...at least in the initial stages of a journey.The desert is quiet

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Some people just don’t get it!They seem to believe that water originates at the tap and hold the limited view that, since grass has been planted, it's a great idea to water it.Or, if a hot-tub is available, it's quite OK to fill it...constantly...letting the tub's overflow drain handle the excess. I have some otherwise intelligent neighbors who dismiss talk of water shortages in this arid

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The white carriage pulled by 2,000 lb. Barney and his 1,800 lb. carriage mate, Babe, is a familiar sight to throngs of tourists in the historic mining town of Jerome, Arizona.For quirky personal reasons, a Jerome City Council member, Nancy Stewart, is attempting to dismantle this business seen and enjoyed by thousands.In this town, "getting rid" of a business is done through:1.) retroactive

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Predicting the weather is risky business and predicting the longterm effectiveness of Glen Canyon Dam and Powell Reservoir even more so. The Reservoir is currently down some 150 ft. and dropping. Even the Bureau of Reclamation indicates the Reservoir may be empty 15% - 50% of the time. You find uncertainty even from this quarter.But, the questions are serious ones. While it appears likely

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Powell Reservoir is evaporating behind the buttress of Glen Canyon Dam despite the best laid plans of men (and women) of the Bureau of Reclamation and the ignorant perseverance of those who insist on storing water in an open container in this arid region.Rich Ingebretsen, president and founder of the Glen Canyon Institute, in a recent presentation to the Colorado River Workshop held at Western

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