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Arizona’s Water Future:
Challenges and Opportunities

85th Arizona Town Hall
October 31 – November 3, 2004
Grand Canyon, Arizona


Since 1962, the Arizona Town Hall has been bringing together leaders from across our state to carefully consider and discuss the critical challenges and opportunities facing our state. These leaders come with their varied expertise from a carefully selected cross-section of our state’s citizens. The participants at each Town Hall are geographically and occupationally balanced and represent the wide diversity of political, social and economic philosophies found in Arizona.

The 85th Arizona Town Hall was held at Grand Canyon, October 31 – November 3, 2004 and addressed “Arizona’s Water Future: Challenges and Opportunities.” This Town Hall examined Arizona’s future water supply as it relates to our state’s continuing rapid population growth, ongoing drought conditions, potential settlement of Indian water claims, need for water for environmental and recreational uses, and Arizona’s institutional and financial capacity to address future water needs.

Final Report:
Report of the 85th Arizona Town Hall

Background Report:

Introduction & Table of Contents
Chapter 3—Arizona’s Hydrology, Population and Border with Mexico
Chapter 4—Climate, Drought and Water Supply
Chapter 5—Water Rights, Sources and Issues
Chapter 6—Water Management in the Active Management Areas
Chapter 7—Water Supply and Management Beyond the Active Management Areas
Chapter 8—Tribal Water Settlements in Arizona
Chapter 9—Environmental Issues and Water Management
Chapter 10—Toward a Sustainable Water Supply: Tools and Opportunities
Chapter 11—Questions of Water, Growth and Policy
Appendix A-D
Appendix E-I
Appendix J-P
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