On Jan 24, 6:01 am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , krw wrote:
It's my understanding (I live 2k mi. from AZ) that Phoenix gets
their water from underground,
Your understanding is incorrect.http://phoenix.gov/WATER/wtr100intro.html

not the Rio Grande and has plenty
more where that came form.I'd be astonished if Phoenix gets any water at all from the Rio Grande, since:

a) the city has an extensive system of canals and aqueducts from the Verde,
Salt, and Gila Rivers, all of which are _right_there_, and

b) the Rio Grande is nearly five hundred miles to the east.

And, no, there's not "plenty more". What part of "in the desert" do you have
such a hard time understanding?

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

well, both of you are not completely right, but keith is way more
wrong.

a good deal of phoenix water currently comes from stored lakes, both
underground aquifers and surface lakes, snow pack from further north in
arizona and in colorado. furthermore, a good deal of phoenix (and other
southwestern cities) water comes from the colorado river via the
central arizona project canal, which is uphill. the rio grande would be
downhill, by a good deal, and much further away.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az