Posted on 06/28/2015 8:42:54 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Republican Gov. Doug Ducey and Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva don’t agree on much, but both worry California could take Arizona’s water.
The conservative governor and the liberal congressman say Arizona must be vigilant to ensure its drought-parched neighbor doesn’t use federal action to grab some of Arizona’s Colorado River supply.
Of particular concern is a California drought bill that’s been quietly negotiated for months in the U.S. Senate.
“The secrecy generates concern and nervousness. Nobody I know in Arizona knows what’s in this bill at this point,” says Chuck Cullom, who manages Colorado River issues for the Central Arizona Project, the canal system that brings the river water to Phoenix, Tucson, tribes and farms.
The two states have fought over water many times, and any threat from giant California has always been a potent Arizona rallying cry. California, after all, has much more political clout: 53 members in the House of Representatives compared to Arizona’s nine. And California’s water situation is much worse than Arizona’s, which has done far more than its neighbor over the years to conserve water and prepare for shortages. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at tucson.com ...
California is the 4th driest state and one of the most populous.
Taxifornia’s democrat legislature majority has consistently IGNORED the need for more water storage. This, to keep the enviro-nazi campaign dollars flowing to the Rats. The state can spend TEN BILLION ANNUALLY supporting the broad cost of illegal aliens, but will not spend for more water storage.
Politics and power over responsible government. Democrats.
Nobody I know in Arizona knows what’s in this bill at this point
We’ll tell you what’s in the law when we’re done punishing you, should you survive, Citizen.
The situation would be a lot better if they only sent the millions of Mexican citizens back home.
Cal. is also trying to get a pipe line from the Great Lakes built just for water too. and it looks like they might get it in the near future if Canada would go along with the idea.
OOOoooohhh! Water Wars coming back to the West?
Or just another prelude to Civil War II?
Stay tuned Campers for the next installment of... “Who Gets Screwed Next?”
Who are the first three?
Arizona prepared and planned for drought; California didn’t.
So as in any crisis, those who are not prepared are going to want to seize what they need from those who are prepared.
I’m not sure of the exact order but I’m pretty sure they’re New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.
Suddenly everything in DC is in secret. Why all this secrecy unless the the truth is not what they want you to know until it is too late?
Sounds like the story about the
Ant and the Grasshopper.
California wants to bring in millions of illegals to share their water... then they want to steal water from other states to make up for the loss...
Yeah, that works...
Eff ‘em.
But remember, California is still going to have a high-speed rail to nowhere, that costs $68 billion...
It would probably be cheaper to desalinate half of the Pacific Ocean than to do that. LOL.
Whatsamatter AZ? Dont you wanna share in the suffering of your neighbor State? s/
“those who are not prepared are going to want to seize what they need from those who are prepared.”
That was probably California’s plan. Just like their plan is to have the nation’s taxpayers bail them out when they default.
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