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Upper Verde coalition gets consultant on board - "I'm counting on this group to develop a plan to reach safe yield, because we don't have much time..."

Higher water rates encourage conservation - "All of the water experts agree that outdoor irrigation of landscaping has the greatest impact on water use ..."

Prescott rejects lawn policing - ..."choice came despite the Prescott Water Conservation Committee's recommendation for a code amendment ..."

Mason helps air Verde water issues - "...Big Chino gets only 27,700 acre-feet of recharge annually, yet current and approved uses add up to 61,735 acre-feet..."

The Bugle (Camp Verde)

Verde water rights still years from settlement 

The New York Times

The Future Is Drying Up  - "...supplies of fresh water might prove a far more serious problem than slowly rising seas. "

An Arid West No Longer Waits for Rain - "New scientific evidence suggests that periodic long, severe droughts have become the norm in the Colorado River basin..." 

New York Times Slideshow - A picture is worth a thousand words

Out West, a Falling Lake Lowers All Boats - "the head of the water authority here attributes the drought’s length and severity to climate change."

• Related Slideshow

The First Doomed City - "...average temperatures in Phoenix might rise by 15 to 20 degrees over a generation..."

Little Help for Watersheds in the West - "...2007 is promising no relief..."

 That ‘Drought’ in Southwest May Be Normal, Report Says - "...it was “silly” to put golf courses in the region’s desert areas..."

From Sewage, Added Water for Drinking - "John Kromko, a former Arizona state legislator...suggested that Tucson limit growth rather than find new ways to feed it."

Arizona Republic

Thirsty cities threaten Verde River - "The Verde River is considered one of Arizona's jewels."

Read It Here

The Deciders - "Pumping on the projected scale will remove unprecedented volumes of water from the Big Chino aquifer, with uncertain but potentially destructive effects on the Verde River headwaters it feeds."