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<br />Water ale.rt at an end, but not need to conserve <br /> <br />1lIE ARIZONA IIPmuc .... <br /> <br />ON L I N E P R I N TED I TI 0 N May 2, 2005 <br /> <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br />Get Plugged In: A web log by Arizonans, for <br /> <br /> <br />",.....l <br />.......1". <br />~j, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Front Page I Valley & State I Sports I Business I Arizona Living I Opinions I azcentral.comm <br /> <br />marketplace <br /> <br />) JOBS <br />) AUTOS <br />) REAL ESTATE <br />) APARTMENTS <br />classified <br />local shopping <br />newspaper ads <br />coupons <br />phone book <br /> <br />sunday sections <br />. <br />A&E <br />CareerBuilder <br />Travel & Explore <br />Viewpoints <br /> <br />weekly features <br />.. <br /> <br />Food & Drink <br />Your Home <br />Movie Preview <br />Wheels <br />Yes <br /> <br />communities <br /> <br />Ahwatukee <br />Chandler <br />Gilbert <br />Glendale/Peoria <br />Mesa <br />Phoenix <br />Scottsdale <br />Southwest Valley <br />Sun <br />Cities/Surprise <br />Tempe <br />IExtral <br /> <br />7 -day archive <br /> <br />Sunday <br />Monday <br />Tuesday <br />Wednesday <br />Thursday <br />Friday <br />Saturday <br /> <br />:: OPINIONS online print edition <br />)} Print This )) Email This )) Most Popular )) Larger Type }} Smaller Type <br /> <br />Water alert at an end, but not need to <br />conserve <br /> <br />Apr. 30, 2005 12:00 AM <br /> <br />.. Wet winter weather throughout Arizona has led Phoenix to end our water alert. <br /> <br />But we still want to encourage everyone in the Valley to conserve water. It's <br />crucial for our region. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />With so little rain back to the mid-1990s, the city moved to what's called a "Stage <br />1 Water Alert" in January 2003. Salt River Project had cut its water allocation for <br />Phoenix, other cities and other water customers; Roosevelt Lake had shrunk to <br />18 percent of capacity. The alert triggered Phoenix's Drought Management Plan, <br />which urged residents and mandated city departments to cut water use by 5 <br />percent. <br />advertisement <br /> <br />These steps in Phoenix and other Valley cities accomplished a <br /> <br />great deal. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Residents turned off the sprinklers after rainstorms. We started thinking twice <br />before pulling out the hose to wash the car on Saturday moming. <br /> <br />Now winter rain in the warm parts of our state and a good snowpack up north at <br />least temporarily have tumed around the troubling water numbers. <br /> <br />Roosevelt Lake is more than 90 percent full. We clearly have enough water to <br />meet residents' needs for the next year and maybe longer. <br /> <br />Because of all of these factors, Phoenix decided to end the "Stage 1" alert. <br /> <br />At the same time, we want to encourage residents to keep conserving. We see <br />the recent wet cycle as a temporary improvement in a long-term dry cycle. Think <br />... of it as a pesky raindrop on your dry windshield. <br /> <br />The Valley's other big water source, the Colorado River, is still well below <br />normal, and it would take several wet years to fill up that system. No long-term <br />forecasts show that the wet season we just experienced will become the norm. <br /> <br />With that in mind, Phoenix is continuing programs and publicity to encourage <br />water conservation, while looking for new, creative ways to save water. <br /> <br />We are creating a permanent 'Water Efficiency Action Team" to monitor water <br />Ii use by city departments and act as a role model for residents. <br /> <br />http://www.azcentral.comlarizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0430satlets4-30 1.html <br /> <br />You can find great ideas for saving water by visiting wateruseitwisely.comor <br /> <br />PH <br />Tuc <br />Fla <br />Tra <br /> <br />.... ISite search (If) <br /> <br />)) Subscribe to The Republic <br /> <br />:: rel.ted <br /> <br />Steve Benson <br />See what The Q <br />Arizona ' . <br />Republic's <br />Pulitzer Prize- ~ <br />winning cartoonist has <br />drawn up lately. <br /> <br />Opinions columns <br />. Opinions <br />. 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