KNOW YOUR H2O

Mark L. Johnson

Know Your H2O-Part XI-Conclusions & Recommendations

Water is the sustenance of life. We cannot live without it. Water needs to be managed sensibly and with care. Arizona has been engaged in...

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Know Your H2O-Part X-Marana Water & Tucson Water

Part X covers Marana Water and Tucson Water including; (1) Town of Marana Joint Service Areas, (2) Marana Water and (3) Tucson Water....

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Know Your H2O-Part IX-Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA)

Part IX covers the Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA) including; (1) General Description, (2) Geohydrology (3) Supply & Demand, (4)...

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Know Your H2O-Part VIII-Central Arizona Project (CAP)

Part VIII covers the Central Arizona Project (CAP) including; (1) General Description, (2) Construction, (3) Pumping & Energy, (4)...

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Know Your H2O-Part VII-Colorado River

Part VII provides the background on the Colorado River including; (1) General Description, (2) Law of the River, (3) Regulatory Quagmire,...

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Know Your H2O-Part VI-Groundwater Management Act

Part VI provides the background on Arizona’s Groundwater Management Act (1980) and subsequent groundwater legislation/regulation that...

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Know Your H2O-Part V-Groundwater Recharge

Part V provides the background on groundwater recharge (replenishment)---both natural and artificial. A good understanding of groundwater...

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Know Your H2O-Part IV-Arizona Water Law

Part IV provides the background on water law in the United States (US) and more specifically in Arizona (AZ). Many common water resource...

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Know Your H2O-Part III-Water Resources

Part III reviews the sources of water available for potable water and irrigation water. Many common water resource terms will be...

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Know Your H2O-Part II-Water Lingo

Unfortunately, the water industry has utilized a variety of different terms, acronyms, units and descriptions over the last 170 years. ...

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Know Your H2O-Part I

One Tortolita Alliance (TA) goal for 2020 is to learn more about the water supply situation in the Tucson region, especially the Town of...