To officials, Arizona’s Queen Creek is a model of how to confront the Southwest’s water woes head-on as the Colorado River dwindles and water gets more expensive. The city expects to spend $730 million to insulate itself from drought for decades to come.
washingtonpost.com‘Cheap water is over’: A $500 bill shows a Southwest suburb’s dilemmaCity leaders in Arizona’s Queen Creek say water fee hikes are necessary to secure their water supply for the next 100 years as the Colorado River continues to shrink.
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