The most controversial and contentious component of Prescott’s recently revised water management policy — providing water outside city limits — will soon be voted on after months of public discussion that often presented different and competing projections and statistics relating to the city’s water future. Gary Beverly, president of the Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG), examined the complexities of the issues, explaining what the policy entails and how it would impact the city’s population growth and aquifer overdraft.

In addition, Beverly talked about the proposed policy’s connection to Arizona Eco Development’s annexation request and to the fate of the Granite Dells. He also addressed several other issues, including the policy’s possible conflict with Proposition 400, the Reasonable Growth Initiative passed by Prescott voters in 2005.