Tucson to Phoenix: You can have some of our water

Central Arizona Project is a canal that provides Colorado River water to places as distant as Tucson
Central Arizona Project is a canal that provides Colorado River water to places as distant as Tucson

By Jim Carlton | The Wall Street Journal;

A recent agreement by this city and Tucson, Ariz., highlights a growing trend in the drought-plagued Southwest: water agencies sharing resources to stretch limited supplies rather than going it alone.

Phoenix, which gets more water than it can store from the Colorado River, has agreed to send some of its surplus to Tucson, which needs it to lower pumping costs. In return, Tucson will give up part of its share of Colorado River water to Phoenix when needed. The deal finalized in early October comes despite long-standing rivalries between Arizona’s two largest cities.

“Any rivalry between Phoenix and Tucson is so 10 years ago,” Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said in an interview.

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