Mark L. JohnsonMay 121 minWater Woes XVI-Is The Worst Yet To Come?Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team today (May 11, 2022). LDIG is a...
Mark L. JohnsonFeb 22 minWater Woes XIV-Pause On DAWS The following serves as an update to the previously reported Marana Water Designated Assured Water Supply (DAWS) analysis. Remember DAWS...
Mark L. JohnsonJan 132 minWater Woes XIII-Short-Term Drought ImprovementThe Flats-Wild Mustang Trail Helpful Facts/Hints Blog Images-Just want to remind readers that you can click on any image (photo, graphic,...
Mark L. JohnsonDec 11, 20211 minWater Woes XII-Kyle Center Colorado River Shortage Interactive StoryThe Kyle Center For Water Policy at Arizona State University's (ASU's) Morrison Institute has released an excellent interactive story...
Mark L. JohnsonDec 6, 20212 minWater Woes XI More CutsNew 500,000 AFY Colorado River Water Cut First it was the Interim Shortage Guidelines (2007), then the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP)...
Mark L. JohnsonNov 10, 20213 minWater Woes X No Status Quo Drought Status Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team on 11/10/21. LDIG is a...
Mark L. JohnsonAug 28, 20213 minWater Woes IX-Water Study Session Report Part BWater Is The Sustenance Of Life In Part A we reported that Marana Water has 2,804 acre-feet (AF) of water remaining in its Designated...
Mark L. JohnsonAug 26, 20212 minWater Woes VIII-Water Study Session Report Part AHope you had the opportunity to attend or watch (video stream) the Water Study Session on Tuesday. Jing Luo, Marana's new Water...
Mark L. JohnsonJul 29, 20212 minWater Woes VII-Water PokerThanks to the many Tortolita Alliance (TA) members who wrote letters and attended last night's Marana Planning Commission meeting...
Mark L. JohnsonJul 25, 20213 minWater Woes VI-ARIDIFICATIONAridification is the process whereby a region becomes increasingly drier (arid) over a long period of time. Climate change and the...
Mark L. JohnsonJul 12, 20212 minWater Woes V-Tidal WaveThere has been a tidal wave of significant news in the Arizona water world. Here is the skinny. ADWR Tells Pinal County No More...
Mark L. JohnsonJun 25, 20214 minWater Woes IV-Plan For Worst CaseSalton Sea-Imperial County, California-2018 Over the last four months there have been at least three studies released regarding the...
-Apr 25, 20213 minWater Woes III-ShortagesThis is the third part of the Water Woes Series which describes how the Drought Conservation Plan (DCP) Shortages are implemented. Lake...
Mark Johnson & Jim TrippMar 24, 20212 minWater Woes II-Sustainable not AssuredDid you read the recent water articles in the Arizona Daily Star by Tony Davis? Lets take a look: Article 1: Climate change could reduce...
Mark L. JohnsonFeb 19, 20213 minWater Woes ILake Mead-41% Full White Paper 6-Alternative Management Paradigms for the Future of the Colorado and Green Rivers casts doubt on the...