Wet and Wild

SRP's water director John Sullivan was one of the speakers at the WUAA water luncheon and said that the reservoirs on the Salt and Verde are full.  Here's more information from the SRP website.

"The probability of a drier-than-normal monsoon season and the forecast of a potentially dry La Nina winter in 2011 aren't enough to diminish the excitement of SRP water managers, who enter the summer months pleased that the reservoirs on the Salt and Verde rivers are nearly full and operating exactly as they're designed.

Charlie Ester, manager of Water Resource Operations, said SRP's six reservoirs on the Salt and Verde enter summer in great shape following one of the most beneficial runoff seasons on record. SRP's reservoirs are currently at 96 percent of capacity with about 2,222,000 acre feet of water -- thanks to a final January-through-May runoff total of 1,430,841 acre-feet, one of the 20th best in SRP's 107-year history and 209 percent above the median runoff of 683,635 acre-feet for the two river systems."

Here's a link to the full story.

 
Annual Water Policy Luncheon

 
Newman Calls for More Solar

Commissioner Newman has called for an increase in the renewalbles portfolio...Here's how the Republic covered the story. 

"It's time to consider raising the amount of energy Arizona utilities are required to get from solar power, one of the five state utility regulators said Friday.

Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman issued a statement asking for support and feedback on a proposal to increase the requirement that utilities get 15 percent of their energy from renewable sources, such as solar, by 2025.

He noted that New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, California, Oregon and Utah have higher standards, with requirements to get 20 percent to 33 percent of their power from renewables by 2020-25.

Interest in renewable power is rising, and solar and wind power have many supporters, but Newman's proposal is likely to face opposition because the existing Corporation Commission requirement already is being challenged in court.

Alternative energy is more expensive than power from coal or natural-gas power plants, but it has little to no pollution, and renewables don't need fuel.

"Arizonans are hurting, and we must balance citizen demand for solar with the cost," Newman said. "But let's also keep in mind that investing in solar means we lower significant long-term costs such as fuel.""

Here's a link if you want to read the whole thing.

 

 
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