2008-12-25 Municipalities ignore water issues
Description
Prescott and Prescott Valley are proceeding with a project to import about 8,000 to 11,300 acre-feet per year of water from the Big Chino Valley for use within the Prescott region.
The two municipalities have not put forth a mitigation plan, but have undertaken an expensive public-relations campaign with a web site to convince residents that their Big Chino Water Ranch project will not reduce flow in the Verde River.
To learn more, view a pdf of CWAG's column in the Daily Courier, published December 25, 2008.