What's so bad about "suburban sprawl"?

[Ponderosa]

Originally Posted by Aleking

this couldn't be more wrong

No, he is absolutely correct. Water is a concern, one that is being managed, and is not at present or in the foreseeable future a problem or a constraint on growth in the Phoenix metro area.

[Aleking]

nah, it's already in disaster mode which is why your major aquifer is almost dry and your state is constantly battling it's neighbors for river water.

Why on earth you guys are burying your heads in the sand over this is beyond me.

[observer53]

Originally Posted by Aleking

nah, it's already in disaster mode which is why your major aquifer is almost dry and your state is constantly battling it's neighbors for river water.

Why on earth you guys are burying your heads in the sand over this is beyond me.

Since you don't live here, I would not spend much time worrying about the attitudes of people here on this issue.

[Captain Bill]

Originally Posted by Aleking

nah, it's already in disaster mode which is why your major aquifer is almost dry and your state is constantly battling it's neighbors for river water.

Why on earth you guys are burying your heads in the sand over this is beyond me.

I don't think anyone is burying their heads in the sand. We know that Arizona has a very proactive water plan, with 5 Active Management Areas, one of which is the Phoenix area.

They continuously update their plans to ensure water supply for 100 years out. Here's a link that will show they're in the planning stages for an updated 2013 plan.

Fourth Management Plan

Here's a little more info that may help you to understand the Arizona water management plans:

Blow is a snippet from this the ADWR site: ADWR - Water Management AAWS

Quote from ADWR......The Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Assured and Adequate Water Supply Programs were created to address the problem of limited groundwater supplies in Arizona:

• The Assured Water Supply Program functions to protect and preserve limited groundwater supplies within Arizona’s five Active Management Areas (AMAs). AMAs are those areas of the state where significant groundwater depletion has occurred and include portions of Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yavapai County

• Outside the AMAs, the Adequate Water Supply Program, while not as protective as the Assured Water Supply Program, acts as a consumer advisory program, ensuring that potential real estate buyers are informed about any water supply limitations.

Both the Assured and Adequate Water Supply Programs are based on demonstration of a 100-year water supply considering current and committed demand, as well as growth projections.

So come on over, and we'll share some of our water with you

[ReadyFreddy]

your state is constantly battling it's neighbors for river water

I don't know if I'd call it constant. The last time the courts re-divvied the Colorado River water was 12 years ago, before that it was the mid-80s.