2011-10-21 USGS model worthy of use

Three recent articles in The Daily Courier have discussed the newly completed U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) model of the Verde River groundwater system and the unwillingness of Prescott-area officials to use the model for one of its major intended purposes, i.e., to assist state
and local officials in the management of their groundwater resources. Because of this developing conflict, the Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG) asked me to provide a hydrologist's perspective on the model's value. View document.