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In rural Arizona where there is no central watt • system, people must haul water or pay to have it delivered. KEY FINDINGS J ■ THOUSMWS of Homy are being sold with no established sources of water A Buyers must drill wells or haul water, ■ MORE THAN 2OO,000 Hobs are being planned by developers who intend to build where little or nothing is known about water supplies. f ■ THE sTATE Is pow>a Lm to prevent developers from building subdivisions on land without adequate water. ■ 0v=PUNFnVG'THREATENS the San Pedro and Verde rivers. Wildlife and Greater Phoenix's water supply are at risk FIRST IN A ■ TOWNS ABB GRABBING water beyond their boundaries. Developing new sources 3 -PART SERIES could cost billions of dollars. CHILL JUSTICE TO RETIRE.? High court to end sessions amid drama Rehnquisfs plans, 10 Commandments ruling awaited By Gina Holland Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ends its work Monday with the highest of drama: an anticipat- ed retirement, a ruling on the con- stitutionality of government Ten Commandments displays and deci- sions in other major cases. Traditionally there is an air of suspense as the justices meet for the final time before breaking for three months. Justices usually wait until then to resolve blockbuster cases. Added to that is the expectation Chief Justice that Chief Justice William Rehn- William quist is presiding over the court for Rehnquist, 80, the last time. Rehnquist has thyroid • may retire for cancer, and many court experts be- heath reasons. lieve his retirement is imminent. "There's enormous drama and anticipation. Is he going to an- nounce his resignation? Are we go- ing to spend this summer in a con- firmation fight ?" said Erwin Che- merinsky, a Duke law professor. Long lines have formed several hours before the court's recent ses -li_ k See SUPREME COURT Page A15 Unregulated building raises question: Will there be enough to go around? By Shaun McKinnon The Arizona Republic Unchecked development threat- ens to overwhelm rural Arizona's limited water resources, leaving entire communities vulnerable to shortages and rivers at risk of run- ning dry. Rural Arizona's population, which doubled to more than 1 mil- lion people in the past 25 years, is projected to grow by an additional 500,O00in thenext 25 years. The re- sult is a soaring thirst for a finite supply of groundwater. Nine years of drought have ex- posed how finite that supply is in many areas. But the threat to rural residents arises from a deeper problem: the inability of state and local governments to manage wa- ter and growth together and ensure there are dependable water sources for new communities. At the heart of the problem are weak state laws that fuel develop- ment but offer little help to deal with its consequences. Those laws are allowing thousands of homes to be built with no guarantee of water. In contrast, such guarantees are required in urban areas. The same laws force local gov- ernments to scramble for more and more water ipstead of giving them the authority to regulate growth as they develop sustainable supplies. , The impact of this gathering cri- sis will reach beyond rural areas, into Arizona's cities and even as far as Washington, D.C. Growing de- mand could severely reduce the flow of the Verde River, an impor- tant source of water for metropoli tan Phoenix, and will increase pres- See RURAL WATER Page A16 Guantanamo prison gets pass from U.S. lawmakers By Liz Sidoti Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NA- VAL BASE, Cuba — During a tour of the U.S. prison for suspected terrorists on Saturday, House . Republi- cans and Democrats, in- cluding one who has advo- cated closing the facility, said the United States has made progress in improv- ing conditions and protect- ing detainees' rights. The U.S. lawmakers wit- nessed interrogations, toured cellblocks and ate the same lunch given to de- tainees on the first con- gressional visit to the pris- on for suspected terrorists since criticism of it inten- sified in the spring. A Sen- ate delegation also is visit- ing this weekend. "The Guantanamo we + saw today is not the Guan- tanamo we heard about a few years ago," said Rep. Ellen Tauscher, D- Calif. Still, lawmakers from both parties agree more still must be done to ensure See PRISON Page A19