Thursday Top of the Scroll: As Arizona faces Colorado River cuts, Phoenix and Tucson set up a system for cities to share water
The cities of Phoenix and Tucson are setting up a new system for sharing water among cities, towns and other water users in Arizona. City officials are framing it as a way to help keep cities around the state from going dry in the face of a shrinking Colorado River. The program, which will be called the “Secure Water Arizona Program” or “SWAP” will create an emergency reserve of water and connect cities that are interested in buying and selling water from other cities and businesses. … SWAP is designed to be a completely voluntary program that can help cities and towns facing water cutbacks.
Other Colorado River management news:
- FOX13 (Salt Lake City): Cox sees potential for short-term deal on Colorado River water
- ABC15 (Phoenix): Phoenix leaders plan for water shortages as Colorado River shrinks
- Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): 5 things to know as Hoover Dam electricity costs could become unaffordable
- Wired: Opinion: This summer, the American water crisis becomes real
- Maven’s Notebook: Blog: Lower Basin pushes back as Reclamation advances drought actions
