christopher flavelleĪnd they said any developers that want approval to build new subdivisions have to find some other source of water aside from groundwater. If we do nothing, we could face a 4 percent shortfall in groundwater supplies over the next 100 years. That the amount of groundwater underneath Maricopa County isn’t enough to support all the homes that have already been approved for construction. ^ARCHIVED RECORDING (KATIE HOBBS)^ Today I’m directing the Arizona Department of Water Resources to publish the Phoenix active management area groundwater model. christopher flavelleĮxhibit A in that crisis is the recent decision at the beginning of June when the governor - Katie Hobbs - announced. This is people in Arizona finally saying, you know what? You can’t live without water, and we’re running out of our water. State officials say there isn’t enough groundwater for housing construction that has already been approved. archived recordingĪrizona is limiting new construction around Phoenix as the state’s water supply continues to dwindle.
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sabrina taverniseĪnd there’s one state that maybe is in the most dire position around groundwater, and also is sort of at the forefront of trying to figure out how to respond to it. And if that happened, it would fundamentally change those places, and not just in the West, but across the US, places like Maryland and Kansas and Arkansas and New York and Minnesota, places you don’t think of as having water problems that are actually quite at risk. We built a comprehensive database using the data we could find all around the country trying to get the best picture possible to see what the health of American aquifers is, how much water are we using, how much is left, what are the consequences.Īnd what we found is that in much of the country - almost everywhere in the country - there’s a problem with pumping out groundwater too fast at a rate that means, in many places, we’re at risk of running out. So what we did is something that no one else has done, really. Even hurricanes like the one in Florida this week won’t be enough to replenish them once that water is pumped out. But what’s important is that water isn’t just replaced by rain. And that water has built up deep underground over thousands - in many cases over millions - of years in aquifers, and it’s pumped up through walls. So almost every part of the US relies on groundwater for drinking, for farming, for basically fueling modern society. So Chris, tell me about this groundwater crisis that you and our colleagues spent months reporting on. Today, my colleague Christopher Flavelle goes to the state at the forefront of this crisis and looks at one especially controversial idea to address it. sabrina taverniseįrom “The New York Times,” I’m Sabrina Tavernise, and this is “The Daily.” A comprehensive “Times” investigation reveals that in much of the United States, Americans are pumping out groundwater at alarming rates and that this essential source of water for much of the country has reached a critical point. Somehow humans have managed to build a garden in the desert, and a garden whose scale is impossible to capture. And so the first impression - and the overwhelming impression - that you get from looking down on Phoenix from above is it’s a miracle. There is an unbelievable lushness to this place, not just in terms of green lawns and golf courses, but even the tree canopy.Īnd if you drive an hour in any direction, the contrast couldn’t be more clear. And what you see for miles in every direction is green. It’s the highest point in the area and I can see for miles in every direction. I’m standing at the top of Camelback Mountain. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email with any questions. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. This transcript was created using speech recognition software. Could taking salt out of ocean water be the answer? T06:00:02-04:00 Transcript Arizona’s Pipe Dream Water levels in aquifers are falling nationwide.
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