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On April 19th at 6:30 pm, after the Earth Day festivities come to an end, Sustainable Arizona will host a panel discussion at the Sedona Library on The Politics of Water, Managing Our Water from the Coconino Plateau. (from l. to r.): Yavapai County Supervisor, Chip Davis, Senator O'Halleran, and Matt Ryan, Coconino County Supervisor. |
The Politics of Water at Sedona Library on Apr 19
O’Halleran Leads a Panel of Experts
Sedona, AZ - March 31, 2008 - On April 19th at 6:30 pm, after the Earth Day festivities come to an end, Sustainable Arizona will host a panel discussion at the Sedona Library on The Politics of Water, Managing Our Water from the Coconino Plateau.
The forum is part of the Water Awareness Month activities in Sedona offered by the Sedona WaterWise Alliance.
State Senator Tom O’Halleran will lead off the evening with a presentation on the progress of water conservation legislation in Phoenix. There are a number of worthwhile bills that have passed through the House and are awaiting passage in the Senate. As O’Halleran has stated before, it is well past time for Arizona to have a meaningful water management plan in place.
Will this be the year we finally begin?
The second part of the evening will feature a panel discussion on the water resources that come through Sedona from the Colorado Plateau. There are two primary aquifers in the region, both fed primarily from the snows on the plateau. Due to the combined impacts of climate change and increased population growth, the continued outputs of both aquifers are potentially threatened.
To discuss the potential problems and the range of possible solutions will be: Brad Hill, Flagstaff Water Resource Manager; Greg Kornrumph, Principal Analyst for SRP Water Resources; Matt Ryan, Coconino County Supervisor; Chip Davis, Yavapai County Supervisor; plus a representative from Arizona Water Company.
It is expected that others will include Sedona City officials and representatives from civic and environmental groups.
“While it appears that Sedona has plentiful water supplies at this time, this condition may not continue into the future,” explained John Neville, president of Sustainable Arizona and host of the forum. “Flagstaff and other communities have intensified their water drilling upstream from Sedona to meet their growing demands. Climate change has reduced the amount and duration of snow pack in the mountains. The result could be a loss of water flow to our aquifer and to Oak Creek. The sooner we begin planning to deal with that possibility, the better.”
This event is a continuation of the popular Politics of Water series conducted by the Sustainability Resource Center, a partnership between Sustainable Arizona and the Sedona Public Library.
For more information on water and other sustainability issues, visit www.SustainableArizona.org. There, you will also find a link to the entire calendar of Water Awareness Month Activities.
Related article:
April 2008 is
Water Awareness Month in Sedona
(complete events schedule)
