Mark L. Johnson
TA Alert! Marana CIP
The Marana Town Council meets tonight (2/23/21) in a Study Session to discuss the proposed 2022-26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). TA...
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Mark L. Johnson
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Water Woes I
Lake Mead-41% Full White Paper 6-Alternative Management Paradigms for the Future of the Colorado and Green Rivers casts doubt on the...
Mark L. Johnson
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
TA Tidbits #17-Hot Local News & Events
Sun-Moon-Earth Upper Javelina Trail TA Meets With Marana Town Manager TA Board members Mark Johnson, Dave Barker and Jim Tripp met via...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
Santa Cruz River Cleanup
Tucson Clean & Beautiful and other agencies/groups are sponsoring a Santa Cruz River Cleanup on March 7. The Tortolita Alliance is...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
TA Tidbits #16-Rare Plant, Marana Stuff & Volunteer Opportunities
Amanda and Trevor Switzer make a stop at Strong Arm Saguaro Cactus in the Tortolita Preserve. Amanda and Trevor were visiting from Texas...
Mark L. Johnson
- Nov 21, 2020
- 3 min
Dry and More Dry
This is our 4th Quarter 2020 Drought Update The western US drought shows no signs of improving. A recent Cronkite News Drought Article...
Mark L. Johnson
- Nov 8, 2020
- 3 min
Mandarina on Tangerina
How's my Italian? The Marana Town Council is conducting a Study Session on Tuesday (11/10/20) and one of the items (D2) is a proposed...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
TA Alert! Tucson Water Temporary Conversion From CAP Groundwater to Non-CAP Groundwater
Tucson Water issued an Advisory Bulletin on 9/25/20 indicating that they will be temporarily (10/2-11/7) switching from wells being...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 27, 2020
- 1 min
TA Tidbits #11-Dry Times
Dry Times Not too long ago I was posting pictures of Engelmann's Prickly Pear in full bloom. The lead photograph (and all photos below)...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 15, 2020
- 1 min
Re-Water Arizona
Lightning Strike Over Lake Mead (40% Full) Good morning Tortolita Alliance members. In case you have not seen it, here is my Guest...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Drought Update-3rd Quarter 2020
Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team on September 9, 2020. LDIG is a...
Mark L. Johnson
- Sep 1, 2020
- 2 min
TA Alert! La Puerta del Norte Annexation
Proposed La Puerta del Norte Annexation/Development (Yellow) & Surrounding Lands Good morning TA members. We apologize for the short...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
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...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jul 18, 2020
- 16 min
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....
Mark L. Johnson
- Jul 9, 2020
- 2 min
Drought Update-Mid-Year 2020
Tortolita Alliance (TA) attended the Local Drought Impact Group (LDIG) Meeting via Microsoft Team on July 8, 2020. LDIG is a bi-monthly...
Mark L. Johnson
- Jun 5, 2020
- 14 min
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)...
Mark L. Johnson
- May 15, 2020
- 6 min
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)...
Mark L. Johnson
- May 11, 2020
- 6 min
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,...
Mark L. Johnson
- May 6, 2020
- 9 min
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...
Mark L. Johnson
- Apr 24, 2020
- 3 min
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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