Thanks for Sarah Tory’s story on Phoenix’s water-depletion myopia, “Uncertain water supply” (June 2021). Tory did a great job of summarizing the history comprehensively, yet comprehensibly. That’s talent.

I live in Phoenix and fear for the future. Phoenix is built out, but the main industry, just beyond Phoenix’s borders, remains housing development, even though the conditions point to a bad ending. I never thought I’d applaud polyurethane sod, but there you are.

Kate Nolan
Phoenix, Arizona

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Uncertain water supply

by Kate Nolan, High Country News
July 1, 2021

<h1>Uncertain water supply</h1> <p class="byline">by Kate Nolan, High Country News <br />July 1, 2021</p> <p><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2">Thanks for Sarah Tory’s story on Phoenix’s water-depletion myopia, “<a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.6/south-water-rapid-growth-in-arizonas-suburbs-bets-against-an-uncertain-water-supply" target="_blank" data-linktype="external" data-val="https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.6/south-water-rapid-growth-in-arizonas-suburbs-bets-against-an-uncertain-water-supply" rel="noopener">Uncertain water supply</a>” (June 2021). Tory did a great job of summarizing the history comprehensively, yet comprehensibly. That’s talent.</span></p> <p><span class="s2">I live in Phoenix and fear for the future. Phoenix is built out, but the main industry, just beyond Phoenix’s borders, remains housing development, even though the conditions point to a bad ending. I never thought I’d applaud polyurethane sod, but there you are.</span></p> <p><em><span class="s2">Kate Nolan<br /></span><span class="s2">Phoenix, Arizona</span></em></p> <div class="wp-block-group hcn-print-edition-box"> <p>This article appeared in the <a href="/?p=187883">print edition of the magazine</a> with the headline <span class="hcn-magtitle">Uncertain water supply</span>.</p> </p></div> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/53-7/letter-to-the-editor-uncertain-water-supply/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hcn.org">High Country News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.hcn.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=121340&amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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