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Keeping Arizona's Water Glass Full
107th Arizona Town Hall
November 15-18, 2015
Hilton Phoenix/Mesa, Mesa
Recommendations
- Click here to read the final recommendations from the "Keeping Arizona's Water Glass Full."
- To download the Southwest Arizona Futures Forum (SAFF) Water Final Report, click here.
- Read the full Final Report of the "Keeping Arizona's Water Glass Full" Town Hall.
Meal Programs
Sunday Dinner: Jon Kyl, Of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP, Former U.S. Senator
- Click here to read Jon Kyl's keynote address.
Monday Author's Breakfast: Featuring authors of the background report
Monday Lunch: Jeff Kightlinger, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Alberto Rios, Arizona State Poet Laureate, Professor, Arizona State University
- Click here to download the PowerPoint presentation used by Jeff Kightlinger.
Monday Dinner: Robert Johnson, Executive Director of the National Water Resources Association
Tuesday Lunch: Performance by Valley Youth Theater; presentation of "Beyond the Mirage," winner of the New Arizona Prize: Water Consciousness Challenge; presentation of winning water videos sponsored in partnership with the AZ Water Association.
Tuesday Dinner: Recognition of student participants and Water Jeopardy game.
- Click here to view the question and answer cheat sheet.
107th Town Hall Document Downloads:
- 8-page Highlights Piece
- "Keeping Arizona's Water Glass Full" Final Report
- 107th Town Hall Final Recommendations
- Background Report
- List of Participants
- Full Agenda
- Discussion Questions
- Key Points from the Future Leaders Town Hall
Social Media users:
@aztownhall
#AZTownHall
#AZTownHallWater
#wegetpeopletalking
#WaterWise
Grand Prize Winner of the #AZWaterVids contest, Jacob Staudenmaier and Dallas Greene from Arcadia High School.
A Hedgehog’s Ransom
There once was a rogue Town Hall panel.
No ideas or thoughts they could channel.
So, they stole our beloved hedgehog, Harry.
Not knowing just yet how scary,
A thief’s curse they would forever carry.
Why such a prank they find funny to pull?
Do they know that this is about “Keeping Arizona’s Water Glass Full”?
Here’s a poem we’ve written for ransom,
But just be aware Harry isn’t so handsome.
A fact you might want to know,
Harry is actually Harriet, oh no!
She’s plump and slow, as you can see,
‘Cause babies are due soon, tee hee!
Poetry skills of the Hedgehog Panel may lack,
But please, oh please, give us our Harriet back!
#AZTownHall
#AZTownHallWater
#wegetpeopletalking
#WaterWise
Grand Prize Winner of the #AZWaterVids contest, Jacob Staudenmaier and Dallas Greene from Arcadia High School.
A Hedgehog’s Ransom
There once was a rogue Town Hall panel.
No ideas or thoughts they could channel.
So, they stole our beloved hedgehog, Harry.
Not knowing just yet how scary,
A thief’s curse they would forever carry.
Why such a prank they find funny to pull?
Do they know that this is about “Keeping Arizona’s Water Glass Full”?
Here’s a poem we’ve written for ransom,
But just be aware Harry isn’t so handsome.
A fact you might want to know,
Harry is actually Harriet, oh no!
She’s plump and slow, as you can see,
‘Cause babies are due soon, tee hee!
Poetry skills of the Hedgehog Panel may lack,
But please, oh please, give us our Harriet back!
News and Media Coverage
- Arizona Town Hall Begins Next Week, With A Focus On Water, Amanda Solliday, KAWC, Colorado River Public Media, November 13, 2015.
- Arizona Town Hall Will Focus On Water Issues, Amanda Solliday, KJZZ, November 13, 2015.
- Kyl says Arizona has no water crisis if it acts now, Eric Jay Toll, Phoenix Business Journal, November 16, 2015.
- Arizona Town Hall Takes On Water Use, Planning, Amanda Solliday, Arizona Public Media, November 16, 2015.
- Water experts set recommendations for Arizona's future, Jesse A. Millard, Cronkite News, November 18, 2015.
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- Water experts sets 6 recommendations for Arizona's future, Jesse A. Millard, Rose law Group Reporter, November 18, 2015.
- 107th Arizona Town Hall explores water issues, Central Arizona Project blog, November 18, 2015.
- Water experts set recommendations for Arizona's future, Jesse A. Millard, Tucson Sentinel, November 19, 2015.
- Arizona Town Hall Tackles State's Water Future, Mark Brodie, KJZZ, November 19, 2015.
- Local water Issues shared at Arizona Town Hall, Eric Petermann, Sierra Vista Herald, November 19, 2015.
- Arizona water experts call for 'culture of conservation', Jesse A. Millard, AZ Daily Sun, November 19, 2015.
- The experts' six water recommendations, Jesse A. Millard, AZ Daily Sun, November 19, 2015.
- Delegates push to protect Yuma water rights at forum, Blake Herzog, Yuma Sun, November 21, 2015.
- Guest column: Time to preserve, protect Arizona's water resources, Dr. Linda Elliott-Nelson and Bruce Gwynn, Yuma Sun, November 26, 2015.
- My Turn: How to keep Arizona's water glass full, Paul Eckstein and George Schade Jr., The Arizona Republic, November 28, 2015.
- Assuring secure water future means tough questions, AZ Daily Sun, November 29, 2015.
- Arizona Town Hall, Arizona Horizon, November 30, 2015
- How we 'Keep Arizona's Water Glass Full', Nick Lund, White Mountain Independent, December 8, 2015.
- Arizona Town Hall: A Unique Process for Addressing Important Arizona Issues, Kathleen Ferris, Arizona Municipal Water Users Association blog, December 8, 2015.
- Agriculture growth spurs calls for groundwater regulation in rural Arizona, Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, December 9, 2015.
- My View: Water is state's key investment, Tom Galeziewski, Phoenix Business Journal, December 11, 2015.
- Every Arizonan needs to be a water buffalo, Hank Peck, Arizona Daily Star, December 14, 2015.
- Keeping Glasses Full: Lessons from Arizona Town Hall on Water, Jennifer Frownfelter and Kenja Hassan, Green Living AZ Magazine, January 6, 2016.
- Water for which Arizona economy?, Steve Kozachik and Madeline Kiser, The Arizona Republic, February 9, 2016.
- Searching for Water, Ray Newton, Quad Cities Business News, February 1, 2016.
- Searching for Water, Ray Newton, Flagstaff Business News, February 23, 2016
Community Programs - News and Media Coverage
- 3/15/16 Video of the West Valley - Surprise Community Outreach Program on "Keeping Arizona's Water Glass Full" from Surprise 11
- Bill's Newscast: Public Water Meeting in Prescott, Bill Monroe, Prescott eNews, February 8, 2016.
- Bill's Newscast: It's Not Too Soon to Make Plans for Rodeo Week, Bill Monroe, Prescott eNews, February 25, 2016.
- Arizona's water future is topic of community forum, White Mountain Independent, February 26, 2016.
- Prescott residents provide feedback on recent Arizona Town Hall conference, Prescott Daily Courier, February 27, 2016.
Community Program Resources
Photos from 107th Town Hall
107th Arizona Town Hall Partners:
Premier Partner
APS
Executive Partner
SRP
Collaborator Partners
Arizona Lottery
Freeport McMoRan
Civic Leader Partners
AECOM
AZ Water Association
Central Arizona Project
EPCOR
Jennings, Strouss & Salmon SLC
The Nature Conservancy
Resolution Copper Mining
Contributor Partner
Arizona Cotton Growers Association