10/11/2011
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"Arizona gets hit the hardest. We stand to lose 18 percent of our annual Colorado River water allocation beginning next year."
"I think it is incumbent upon us as water managers to use that more conservative approach and plan for the drier years rather than the wetter years."
"Some climate scientists call this a megadrought. Tree ring and soil data indicate that we are experiencing the worst drought in 1,200 years."
"I want to commend you and all Arizona state stakeholders for developing a state-specific drought mitigation plan."