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<br />Slsraoc(' fU l~ ~t? unn~ent provi-
<br />.ions. especlall)' from .1.'=nculrural m.
<br />t'rr:sls and real estale dt'vd(~pers. 50
<br />far tnt. aCl has successfullr wilhsmoJ
<br />fIve malor coun ch,a.ll~n~es. and. as lhe
<br />yt'ar for s.l.fe ndJ dra.....s nt-are I. mort"
<br />mal ~. (:);penl.J Bur With the exp.n-
<br />Slon of the CUles anJ suburbs ml~) [he
<br />(UUnHnIJe the a",ncuhuraJ lnu.-reslS
<br />no !ooJ.:er hal'e quw: [he clout Iher
<br />used roo The dl'vdopen. however. still
<br />hAVt' plenty 01 CIOUl. allhuu,c.h II mar ~
<br />d.......nln,li: un ^nzunaJls {h.u turUft' de.
<br />\'('It'rml'Ol~ hkt. PhoenIX'S PauJlse
<br />\'aJlt-r ,lrt- slmply no [on.;:er ie,olSlblc.-.
<br />Tht're. acwrJmf; [0 Man-beth Carlile
<br />oi the Southern Arizona "'JWl Re-
<br />wutc{'s .'hSOClJtlon. tht, ilS'et.l.,t:.l." use
<br />tau: per ~rson per d.l\" IS About l)UO
<br />~a.llons. Pd.t.lJISt' V.tlkv IS .u.SO slIlkin}i:.
<br />And. as aJwan. there I~ tnt' nort. of
<br />tne tecnnol(l~lCal fiX, For \'eats Atizo-
<br />nans naV(.' talked lomdy ahoul some
<br />way (JUI of rn~lr W.HC'f prohkms. mm~
<br />""'.1\' of foolln~ ~~o,crarnr; rlpln~ In
<br />wart'r from tnt. Greal Likes or Int. MIS-
<br />SISSippi: seedm~ rht' douds~ ("ven Db-
<br />r.llnln~ .Ind mdlln~ down pIllar Ice-
<br />berp. Now. sum~whal motl: re.lIISll-
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<br />rhl' :'\lllhors
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<br />callr, Iht'y look to rhe Cemr.a.1 Anzona
<br />Prolt'C1 lCAP) 10 deb"t't rhem the waret
<br />ther will presently bt' prevemed ftom
<br />suckin~ OUI of rhe earlh. ..bour 1.2 mil-
<br />lion acre-jeer [0 he: I..kt'n nUl of the
<br />POOt old O"t'r-commuled Coloradu
<br />RI\"l'r ..nd piped do"'n 1010 M,HlPOS.l,
<br />Pima, and PIn..1 cuunut's. Tom Carr,
<br />dlreclOr of rht' PlOal Counl\' A(u"e
<br />Manaet.mem ^r~a. rhmb rhe problem
<br />oj (J\'t'rJr.ljrlO~ 10 PlOdl will be suh'ed
<br />I.lr~d\' wuh rht, deh\Try of the u.P
<br />WOller. ~\X'e'll be .lble to reduce pump-
<br />In~ b~' '50 per(em,~ he predICf~. SI.L:mfi-
<br />candy, fiHures hAW: Jt'\'e1opt'"d alon~
<br />rht. Up's rourt', and 10 one SpOl .cum
<br />melal deeves have hdd 10 hc: pl.lced
<br />under Ihe canal to shore II up, It would
<br />be: a tdltn,.: commenl mdt'ed on ~outh-
<br />western t'n\'lronmental attltude\ It this
<br />expecred lechno]o,clul ddlH~rance
<br />\\'Ne to be impenled b~' deepl)' tn-
<br />l:taim.J habits of consumpllon.
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<br />Compared with Ihc' scale of Ihe
<br />problt'ms of overJrafl and
<br />subSidence in ^nzon.l Ihme
<br />01 the Dt'min~ area St't'ffi sm.alJ.
<br />Around Tucson the watt'r rdble hJ.S
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<br />\X....U...CF_ STF.G~rJlI~.1 ncwdl'l.lnJ h'~l"n.n
<br />.. 1m h.~.. nll..n ",',Jd, un Iht' ~Ub"N I '" ....ler
<br />.InJ lht. ~t"l-m"" nm..!:>I" 10 h" bl","r"rh~
<br />"j Juhn ~t'~lt-v h,,,,,,n. bn~"J IN U"".,.,J,n
<br />"lr~,J,.." .In.! In hli Pulult'. Pnz('....mmn,lt
<br />nllvd. '!.>a/. ~t Ii,,.olt "Tht ~unu"'n of
<br />A!lJIf~ - h.., bet'n .IJ.r,..J lrum . ~':nn 1>(
<br />kUurt'l~" ~rt'.cnl'r ~.I"t at lh" Ijmn-fSlf\ o(
<br />Mlth,-~n m lh.. i.lllnf l'Ji'lu. ~t..nd, I',u.-d l.'
<br />1"'A",,.,,...~ Ut,/..., u''''l \,....'rw lhc Lm-
<br />vc""y 01 M"hul..In Pr..u In iidJ,"on. hl~ lh,r'
<br />It'..nth ",,,-d. ("''''''1'' '\""'1 h..~ "Ul l>n-f\
<br />rLlblllh..J
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<br />I)O'^lO\),;'OJl\H ~ I~ !-h'V"lholl I'rule,..,rot
<br />Am.."un Envlrunm..nl.1 ~lud"'~.I1 hr.ndtn
<br />Lmvculll' .In.! ..~thor ul .,"""~., 1:'-'''.'''1.
<br />l)Ii"fi01<! r~.\."I",."Pi.ll"j''''r>fl'Ji(}_
<br />"-IOn..,,,. rht I'/I<U lun.rull 1"11'" In Amt'n-
<br />t.j.f\HI'lOn-;<nJ.m<"I.t'It'n!ll.Rtrrr,(J{f:",.
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<br />FRH\ I'O\lll[\)(,[. ..hn rrtcmh movcd Itum
<br />bru"l<hn. :-Oe" .....r~. fu fur.ll M.nl.lnJ .InJ
<br />thcrt'f>l .t<llOlrt-J h" '-lr~l ....-!l.....I11.f Hlltm.
<br />hl:'ft'm."tlhlilt",Jal'pt-aun<t'lOlI.i,'.I""'''
<br />.Ht 11.1' "'rlll"n ......ru"..h h,r ~u<nmn.-rJ>IOt>-
<br />"-altnnl.l' 7", .,,1< )...". H...~,.,,,. .In..! f.J-
<br />"..,.. ..nJ" lht' .ulh"ft>l ""'t'r..; r-.....b. m.
<br />du<1lfl': u..,,~ rr.. .'''''''' I '"~ ,,~J f..,,,., of
<br />CI~. ,\I~iI hn'~'" ..~.J :\~"".J' ;........" H<, ur-
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<br />C<-lJOf.J" ....arh a ~P<'"....llntt'f't''' In t'nVI,un.
<br />men(.I1 ma!!r"
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<br />{)F~~l~ !>fVt,flEW_..1 frr'lut'nt H>nlflbul'" 10
<br />'oJ;",Ii'~"'IJ. I~ .. I.....-v..' .In'; ....flf.., 1"'11IJ.I In
<br />\l,'~hih;:l<ln.DC....nd.lUlho,."""hl"alhal\ld
<br />p a.,,,d. of T", US Fuh ""J 'oJ; '.IJ.'.]; s....",_
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<br />MlfH.A.fL A~l>Ut."'J~ ...nd LRAIC, Gflfllta
<br />...... j"r"ll pl.lnmn;: 1r<'(I,-h~n f", The ~.,jJrr.
<br />nO:-H S,-,ucry-And..,wn ih lht' \l,'.I,hm.l1tun,
<br />DC. hNJ'IU.ln"f1. {...hrke '" Thl :).-K,..r\,',
<br />Intermounl.lm ",poll...J olj".. m h""t'.IJ.iho.
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<br />LI~Rl'[~ f.. LJrrLf I~'" ",j!.ubr CC>ntflo...rllr 10
<br />.. nLlmbt'r of ruhlo(.Iu"n~ rlnduJltJJ.I thl' uno:-I
<br />un lhc ~Uh)t'cr1 o{ con...."'.II"n. I,O:rllulrul'C'.
<br />l.nJI.....JIO\-t'rmhlt'mi H"'~lh".Iull'll.r"f(jvl"
<br />IKOOk1. ......"n,li: lh..m rh.. 'C'tt'nl G...... fufJ,
<br />h,,...,. 7i., (.."......1..... T,!:..,. R".I..II~" ,..
<br />1\...~".. Ht: h....~ .Ind ""Ol~' In Joi.col,n..'1Un.
<br />~hnl...nJ
<br />fUOIRI{ to. TLIt"ER [,v,,~ In ~.nl. h A 1{If.
<br />mt'f r1C11t'SSOI of hu",,~ and Amer".n
<br />j"lIdoft', .Imtm... mht" Ihm.o:.. .II lht' Vnl""r.
<br />tIl\ oj M.I'~.I,hU~If~, hl' h.. ...rlffl-n lor 1",
<br />UI .-1",,1.. 7...." aoJ 7i", .,,~ ),..17....., tn
<br />.IJdll"mrnU-"..."..,IJ.[lt'",.bl..r";......j(.......
<br />''1 "''''''oJ! .In.! 1\",..-,.",,, 1/"".... Ht: I~ ,ht
<br />.Iulhorul Bn."JG"'t...,,;.\ 7... 11.-.."...." }J"~"
<br />."I""""lhrU"':.J""'lJ, ,......t.../trr."i_\N't t...
<br />""..,....' "',,;. Ihr ,'"' (j.lt..", /.t;; 7....1".."
<br />..nd '- m.t"r t>'COr.:Uphl' "I I"nn ....'Lllr. H"
<br />.1,,,....,,,.. 1\"'....~. 0"" .I...,l.hl.. ih J>..p.:r-
<br />t>...l 'f..m:-...,uClllhli....kl
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<br />dropped as much a~ 700 feel since
<br />measurement he,e:an. In Ih~ Dl'mln.'t
<br />area lhe maximum decline I~ ..bout 110
<br />feet. ^nd Y('I, IUSI beuuu' tht, Hale IS
<br />smalll'r hert', It IS al~o t'aslrr ((I {orn-
<br />pf('hend how humans ha\'(.' .1:"Ht'n
<br />tht'm~elves to whetI' they prl"enrly
<br />are. Here lhrfl' wert' no jttJnJlU~e
<br />s.cheme~ 01 ,c1l'affilO,I.: ciues 10 rlw Jes-
<br />en. oj ,.:o]j rourSt.s anJ jtn.'t'nbt:)fS, of
<br />"J:rlcuhural rroduc[lon {h..t "t'uld
<br />rival Cahfornt.l's Onh' mOOt'sl i.1Illlly
<br />farms 10 a rt',l.:lon Ihar wa.s, aiter J.11. on
<br />lh(' northern edjte of lhe ChJhu.lhuan
<br />Desert. Nobody-not Ihe anclenl
<br />Mlmbres peoples. nor tht' Ap.lches.
<br />nor tht. rloneenns: Spanish-had ev~r
<br />keen able to make a lush ItvlO~ III ,his
<br />spare 1.lOd where 10 a ~()od ~'e,1f the
<br />rd-infoill ml~ht be ren lIlches. but, ac-
<br />(('pun,!: tht' Lind's bmllJ.ltOIl5 a, their
<br />own, tht'r made do. Nm w the ^ns:lo
<br />setders. dS W.l.\ evidenCl:d the Vt:t\. mo-
<br />ment the)' founded the !Own If1 I tl81
<br />and duht>l:d II Nt'w Chlca,::o. \\11('fI the
<br />Southern Pacifjc's advance rot'n en.
<br />Ie red the rt',l:lon surveYln~ a track
<br />routt., rhe\' Immc,dlJ.tdr be",an to pros-
<br />pNt jor watet They found II onh fifty
<br />tel"l down, Nt'''''' Chicago b(.came
<br />Dr:mln,.: tnarnt.d for lht' wltl'f)j ChJ.rles
<br />Crorker. one of Callformis flmurrous
<br />lil": Four/, a railroad [Own Ihilt III the
<br />next few H'ilrs r.e,can 10 draw IJrmers
<br />and rJnchen from Wl'sr Texa~ "'lIh a
<br />SITt'n come-un Ih.ll uid Iht're WJ' lIlex.
<br />hausllble W.lter ht're and all of It w'N.99
<br />pt:rceOl purt'. W Tht: st.tllets carne. set
<br />Jt~"'n t()(,ltS. \er OUI !tees, culttvated
<br />Ihelr t'ldds wl!h the abundanl wdl wa.
<br />lets. '!be j,Hmers and unchets hete.
<br />aooufS: Gre,curr Conraldo said as he
<br />stood by a well whoseconcrele sJ..b was
<br />no'" thl,ch-hl,i.:h. ~alwa\'S talk about the
<br />~round "'al('r a.i an 'unders:wulI.IIAke:
<br />lOt.)' r(.all)' bellt'\.t' II IS Ihal. that
<br />Iht'rt"s an unllmllt'd supply 01 warer
<br />down Ihere for tht'm to lap lIlID ~'hen
<br />:--: H Duton la plOn~t.tln~ hvdro-
<br />IO.t.:15{) came oUt ht're In lht. t{'t'm he
<br />knt." thIS wa\ a s:ood prmpt'CI jor trri-
<br />,catlon I.tul he nt'\'et en\lIStOnt.J IhtJ!
<br />Cotton. milo, pecan ,o:rovt'~. {hilt.. cat-
<br />tit" rans:t., You look at the t'X!l'OI of
<br />thest: fldds. how Ihe~'\'e exp.IOJed.
<br />And no" Caltiorni.l "lne ,cfl'''Tn a.re
<br />comln~ 10 and s{.tlln,li: out \'10(:'-
<br />\'ard~.. . ~ HI~ HIIC{' ttaded ()fi And he
<br />ihnolo hIS ht...d, ^ wtnd ble'" OUI oj lhe
<br />Wt'SI. raulln":.1 SlanJ (If tn.t.~ lh.ll haJ
<br />k--t:en rlaott.d Jt.:JIn\1 It Tht. \rt'.I.h' ~un
<br />pnUrt..llf\t"h down on Ihe rU~lln.L: a.nd
<br />txpc>\eJ {aSIll, 01 lht. "'ell_
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