Making Sense of Place Film Series A documentary film and educational outreach project launched by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Making Sense of Place – Phoenix: The Urban Desert
Water and Growth
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Quotes From the Film
"What made is possible to live here is bold and courageous public policy positions. There were people who were prepared to build dams and bring water from Central Arizona and Northern Arizona to Phoenix and move water around in huge amounts. If you think about it in historic terms it's audacious, it's outrageous to want to live here. This is a very hostile place."--Alfredo Gutierrez, Arizona State Senator, 1972-1986"We're going to have to confront the realities of either stopping growth or moderating growth, or finding alternative ways to make the existing water supply go further." --Jack Pfister, Salt River Project, 1976-1991"We have elected officials who are saying 'Oh, there's lots of water, don't worry about water, we can continue to grow.' Not thinking about the consequences of diverting all that water for municipal use. So I think we are headed for real problems if we don't do something to change the way we're developing." --Sandy Bahr, Sierra ClubCommentary by Jack Pfister
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