Some taking Arizona’s water future with a grain of salt
Gov. Doug Ducey says he’s all in for desalination to augment Arizona’s water supply which has taken a big hit during the prolonged drought. … Desalination has been talked about in Arizona for a long time even with the construction of the Central Arizona Project, which supplies most of the water used by Phoenix and Tucson. Seven states use Colorado River water and with unprecedented growth, Lake Mead and Lake Powell are now at only 30% capacity and dropping.
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