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Desert City Testbed For Water Usage Research

Posted by: Ambar Mukherjee
Thanks to: Ambar Mukherjee
30 September 2004 - 1:00pm

Arizona State University plans to use Phoenix as a living laboratory to learn about balancing growth with water resource management.

"'Much of the center's work will be easily translated to desert cities around the world, but the actual research will home in on growth and water issues in Phoenix', Redman said. 'The aim is to provide information that's helpful in the real world, whether it's deciding how much water to release from a reservoir or whether to build a new subdivision'."

Full Story: ASU water research will tap into Phoenix
Source: The Arizona Republic, September 29, 2004
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