THE G-MAN INTERVIEWS: NANCY WALDROP
Resident Engaged in Fierce
Battle with State and Local Officials Over
Water Access, Urges People to Think Twice About Moving to the State
Water Access, Urges People to Think Twice About Moving to the State
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Welcome.
The following is an excerpt from a front page news story that was published in the Arizona Daily Sun on May 18, 2014.
It’s a fact of life most take for granted. A turn of the faucet brings an endless supply of water. But for thousands living off the grid in Coconino County, the hot, dry months mean watching water use and worrying about well levels.
The nightmare scenario happened for Parks resident Nancy Waldrop earlier this spring. She turned the tap and the water sputtered out. Her well had run dry. Just 100 feet away sits the Parks Watering Hole. On weekends, she says there’s a line of trucks with tanks waiting at the standpipe to pull hundreds of gallons of water and transport it to neighboring homes and communities, where water woes have become worse with this year’s dry winter.
“Why would they grant a permit to build a community well in the middle of all these other wells,” Waldrop said, pointing out that most of her neighbors had wells in the area first. “You know you’re going to completely drain their wells. You would be tapping into the other people’s water.”
In a state where experts expect future generations of residents will have to find hundreds of billions of gallons more water to continue living here, there are shockingly few regulations governing the resource’s use in rural areas.
Ms. Waldrop, whose father was a U.S. Navy SEAL, describes herself as a “military brat” who fights for the greater good. The chef and former California resident joins me to discuss her situation in greater detail and to warn current homeowners and anyone considering purchasing a home in the state. The interview was conducted in November 14, 2015.
Information pertaining to this episode is available through the following link:
http://azdailysun.com/content/tncms/a...
These Videos May Contain Copyrighted (©) Material. The Use of Which Has Not Always Been Specifically Authorized by The Copyright Owner. Such Material is Made Available to Advance Understanding of Ecological, Political, Human Rights, Economic, Democracy, Scientific, Moral, Ethical, Social Justice Issues, Teaching, and Research. It is believed that this Constitutes a ''Fair Use'' of Any Such Copyrighted Material as Provided For in Section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In Accordance With Title - 17 U.S.C. Section 107, This Material is Distributed Without PROFIT to Those Who Have Expressed a Prior General Interest in Receiving Similar Information For Research and Educational Purposes. For More Information: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode
Welcome.
The following is an excerpt from a front page news story that was published in the Arizona Daily Sun on May 18, 2014.
It’s a fact of life most take for granted. A turn of the faucet brings an endless supply of water. But for thousands living off the grid in Coconino County, the hot, dry months mean watching water use and worrying about well levels.
The nightmare scenario happened for Parks resident Nancy Waldrop earlier this spring. She turned the tap and the water sputtered out. Her well had run dry. Just 100 feet away sits the Parks Watering Hole. On weekends, she says there’s a line of trucks with tanks waiting at the standpipe to pull hundreds of gallons of water and transport it to neighboring homes and communities, where water woes have become worse with this year’s dry winter.
“Why would they grant a permit to build a community well in the middle of all these other wells,” Waldrop said, pointing out that most of her neighbors had wells in the area first. “You know you’re going to completely drain their wells. You would be tapping into the other people’s water.”
In a state where experts expect future generations of residents will have to find hundreds of billions of gallons more water to continue living here, there are shockingly few regulations governing the resource’s use in rural areas.
Ms. Waldrop, whose father was a U.S. Navy SEAL, describes herself as a “military brat” who fights for the greater good. The chef and former California resident joins me to discuss her situation in greater detail and to warn current homeowners and anyone considering purchasing a home in the state. The interview was conducted in November 14, 2015.
Information pertaining to this episode is available through the following link:
http://azdailysun.com/content/tncms/a...
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