OPINION: 'For us to continue to live in this amazing state, we must be conscious about our water use. Luckily, on this Earth Day, the future looks bright,' writes Isaac Humrich, Arizona state director with the American Conservation Coalition.
I was 2 years old when I went on my first camping trip at Dead Horse Ranch State Park, a tiny little thing just north of Cottonwood. The name is hardly awe-inspiring, and while I am assured that at other times of the year it can be quite lovely, that weekend it was living up to its moniker with sticky, sweltering weather and a constant presence of biting flies turning the trip miserable for all involved. All except me.
People are also reading… Outside of Phoenix and Tucson, where Arizona’s landscape stops being merely interesting and becomes something truly beautiful, you’ll find dozens of farming, ranching, and mining communities. These are the people who live the water crisis that those of us in metro areas pretend to know so much about.
So far, the picture looks bleak. Arizona is using more water than it needs, and many prefer to blame rural communities rather than search for solutions. However, there’s a great deal of reason to hope. Last year, Arizona allocated over $1.2 billion toward grants, loans, and potentially large-scale projects to increase efficiency and possibly increase supply by large bipartisan majorities.
It only takes a few hours of driving to realize how special Arizona is. From Havasupai to the Huachucas, Mount Baldy to the sun-kissed banks of the Colorado River, Arizona is blessed to be the home of some of the most stunning and varied landscapes on the planet. For us to continue to live in this amazing state, we must be conscious about our water use. Luckily, on this Earth Day, the future looks bright.
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