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WUAA Board members attended the Annual Critical Issues Conference held in Phoenix last Friday. The conference featured former Transporation Secretary Mary Peters, Governor Brewers Natural Resource Director Mike Anable, State Land Commissioner Maria Baier as well as Jim Rounds from the firm of Elliott Pollack and company.
Commissioner Gary Pierce and Former Senate President--and ACC Candidate-- Brenda Burns were our Guests.
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 The WUAA hosted a Water Policy Conference in Sedona on June 6th. ACC Commissioner Bill Mundell was our keynote speaker. We had a great turnout and it was a good opportunity to discuss water policy with various community leaders.
Arizona Corporation Commission Candidate Kara Kelty was on hand to discuss water issues and her campaign.
Congressional Candidate Sydney Hay gave us an update on her campaign and discuss federal issues and the unique needs of Arizona's first Congressional District.
Madeline Goddard from the city of Phoenix provided an overview of the AZWARN system.
Finally, Judy Navarette, Director of the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority told us about the latest happenings at WIFA.
Here was Commissioner Mundell's key point:
"Arizona is facing serious challenges in both the water and wastewater sectors. Planning for future population is critical and will involve the companies, the ACC, and other branches of government working together to find solutions."
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Read more... [Sedona Meeting]
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Johnson Utilities works to Clean up Spill |
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Johnson Utilities is disinfecting a polluted wash close to the Pecan Creek neighborhood near where the utility spilled more than 10,000 gallons of sewage about four months ago. The privately owned utility and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality worked out a deal this week that would satisfy state regulators.
On Monday, Johnson Utilities was attempting to disinfect the wash with potassium permanganate, a chemical that is billed as being a relatively low risk to fish, according to a portion of the consent order agreed to by ADEQ and Johnson Utilities.
There's no indication that fish live in the seasonal wash. However, ADEQ had shot down an earlier proposal by Johnson Utilities to chlorinate it because of the detrimental effect it could have on wildlife in the area. A resolution took months of back and forth between the utility and ADEQ.
"The bottom line was this - chlorine is toxic," said Mark Shaffer, communications director for ADEQ. "The use of potassium permanganate isn't, in the dosage approved for this operation."
The utility spilled more than 10,000 gallons of sewage in mid-May when sewage pumps became clogged and overloaded near the Pecan Water Reclamation Plant, located on Gantzel Road south of Chandler Heights Road. Several thousand gallons flowed through a spillway and into the wash, according to ADEQ's findings.
Johnson Utilities, however, has disputed that their leak of raw sewage has led to elevated levels in the waterway of E. coli, a potentially hazardous bacteria. Company officials assert that most of the raw sewage was cleaned up before it reached the wash.
The Tribune has the full story.
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Community Water of GV seeks Pipeline |
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 Green Valley's biggest water company is proposing to nearly double the size of a planned pipeline to import Central Arizona Project water into the growing area, as part of an agreement to bring in CAP water for the Rosemont mine.
The proposal released last week calls for a pipeline that would bring in more than quadruple the amount of water the original pipeline would have brought - 30,000 acre-feet compared with 7,000.
That would eliminate or come close to eliminating the groundwater overdraft now plaguing the Green Valley area because of pumping for mines, farms, homes and golf courses. The overdraft has been pegged at 30,000 to 40,000 acre-feet. The newly proposed pipeline, about 9 miles long, would be 36 inches in diameter compared with 20 inches in the original proposal.
But the pipeline proposal faces a big unknown: making sure it stays full as population growth brings more water-users into Arizona over the next 20 years. That will put more pressure on the CAP's Colorado River supply, which already is over-allocated. The pipeline's backers hail this as a landmark opportunity to bring in a new water supply.
The Star had the orginal story. Here's a copy.
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Who says there's no Free Lunch* |
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Concerned about the latest developments in the Total Coliform and Groundwater Rules? The Water Utility Association of Arizona is hosting a technical conference to make sure that water company owners and operators—as well as other interested parties--are up to speed on the latest developments.
The conference will be at the ARPA Building at 916 West Adams in downtown Phoenix on the morning of Friday September 25th.
Donna Calderon, Manager of the Drinking Water Monitoring and Protection Unit Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will be our guest speaker. We will start at 9:30 with bagels and coffee and then at 10:00 Donna will provide a 50 minute update of the Total Coliform Rule. Then we will have a 10 minute break and she will provide a 50 minute lecture on the Ground Water Rule. Then we will have lunch. We will also provide Continuing Education Certificates for those who need them.
This event is free to both WUAA Members and Non Members.
To RSVP, please email Greg Patterson at
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*Footnote: Not only is lunch free, but we also promise that we won't serve it during the Total Coliform Lecture. |
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