GWPC--On the Ground in California--July 2016

In July 2016, Kira Russo traveled to California to personally assess the drought situation there. She spoke with water managers in Needles, Lucerne Valley, Sacramento, and San Luis Obispo County.

In her travels, it became clear that water issues in California vary considerably, even in locations of close proximity. Despite the fact that California lawmakers lifted state conservation rules in May, considerably more than half of the state remains in “severe, extreme or exceptional drought.” 

For more information, cut and paste the following link into your browser: http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article78513297.html

Coconino Plateau Water Advisory Council Presentation

CPWAC Presentation--June 24, 2016

In June 2016, Kira Russo made a presentation to the Coconino Plateau Water Advisory Council (CPWAC). Cut and paste the following link into your browser to view this presentation: 

http://www.slideshare.net/KiraArtemisRusso/1-cpwac-presentation-final-versiongwpc-66148399

Project CENTRL Presentation

Project CENTRL Presentation--October 2, 2015

Kira Russo presented about water policy for Project CENTRL Class XXIV. The objective of the seminar was to provide class members with an understanding of the importance of Arizona's natural resources and to look at environmental concerns facing rural Arizona.

Kira addressed the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation and surface water in Arizona, challenges with groundwater and over-consumption, and tribal settlements in Arizona.  

Vision 2025: Arizona Comes of Age

Center for the Future of Arizona--October 1, 2015

Kira Russo attended a breakfast meeting organized by the Center for the Future of Arizona. Nearly 400 elected officials attended the event in Phoenix.  Contributors included business and community leaders, heads of non-profits, and many people committed to the future of Arizona.

What Water is Worth

What Water is Worth is a book that looks beyond the monetary values of water. These are values that the authors say are often overlooked. On June 11, 2015 authors Kira Artemis Russo and Zachary Smith, an NAU Regents’ Professor of Politics and International Affairs, were interviewed on “Arizona Horizon” by Ted Simons of PBS station KAET-TV. 

To watch this interview, cut and paste the following link into your browser: 

http://www.azpbs.org/arizonahorizon/play.php?vidId=7760