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October 20, 2008
Water for the Rio de Flag
On October 21, 2008 Flagstaff City Council will vote on an agreement by which Arizona Department of Game and Fish, the current owners of Bow and Arrow Park in Flagstaff, will trade ownership of the park to the City of Flagstaff in exchange for a 20 year supply of water to the Rio de Flag. Under this agreement, the City of Flagstaff will supply a total of 200 gallons per minute of reclaimed water to 3 locations along the Rio de Flag: Frances Short Pond near Flagstaff Middle School and Thorpe Park, Picture Canyon downstream of the Wildcat Wastewater Treatment Plant and the I-40 Wetlands near Sam's Club.
It is critical that the City Council approves this agreement. City Council members may not be aware of the long, hard work that went into the development of this important agreement. Please write or call a City Councilperson and ask them to vote for approval of this agreement. In addition, please come to the meeting. Your presence will signal to the Council how important water for wildlife and the maintenance of riparian* habitats is to the citizens of Flagstaff and the rest of the state.
Note: The City of Flagstaff website (www.flagstaff.az.gov, city council, meetings, agendas) will have the agenda for the 10/21/08 meeting and any changes in the date for hearing the Bow and Arrow Park item, should that become necessary. State law requires publishing of agendas 24 hours prior to a meeting.
This information is provided by Northern Arizona Audubon Society and a group of individuals concerned about the health of the Rio de Flag and the wildlife dependent upon it: Bea Cooley, Celia Holm, Jim Logan, Collis Lovely and Kathleen Satterfield. More information is available from K.Satterfield@yahoo.com.
Posted by lunaticchick at October 20, 2008 6:10 AM