Perverse Economics Of Water In The Desert

In a peverse twist of economics, the cost of water in Phoenix is so cheap that it's hard to believe the city is in the middle of a desert.

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August 25, 2003, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Phoenix sees itself more an oasis in the desert rather than a community living with the desert... Even with the searing temperatures... you can sometimes almost forget that the nation's sixth-largest city rests in the middle of the desert... Before they even land, people flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport can see a 560-foot jet of water bursting from an artificial lake. The jet is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as being the highest fountain."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Read the full story: Water Flows Very Freely in Phoenix

Sunday, August 24, 2003 in The Los Angeles Times

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