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'Page Four Section A Tucson, Wednesday, October 7, 1998 (the Arizana Uailu Star JA Nevada officials dispute Johnson's claim T(A Your Tucson Floral i DA Headquarters move that brought Arizona use up to 2.7 million acre feet. The balance now goes down the Colorado River where California takes it. A multistate banking plan would have Nevada Dav for the facilities tor Arizona to store the excess. In future years, Arizona would mve Nevada permission to iaxe some 2055 E. 19th Street 623-0321 zona then would make ud the dinerence in its needs by pumping out the water already stored.

inff that if Arizona and Hull let Nevada By Howard Rscher Capitol Media Services PHOENIX Nevada officials dispute a claim by Paul Johnson that Del Webb Corp. needs Gov. Jane Hull's help to provide Arizona water to develop its Nevada land. Scott Higginson, a company vice president, said yesterday that construction has started on the Anthem residential project near Las Vegas. He said the city of Henderson committed the necessary water for the project's first half, consisting of more than 2,500 acres, with assurances there is sufficient water for the entire development.

Henderson City Manager Phil Speight backed that up. That contradicts charges made by the Democratic gubernatorial contender that Del Webb officials hosted a July 15 fund-raiser for Hull in Las Vegas for the purpose of influencing her to sell a portion of Arizona's Colorado River allotment to Nevada. Johnson said Nevada cannot grow and Del Webb can't build unless Hull agrees to give up some Ar tion. the excess will be Nevada from there forward. 'TU 4-nlln wist Ka nnivnn tAflcn't nnrlAv Af fkn DStrAr Mill rov.

referring to the multistate pact, ahe said We're Making Waves! an states wouia nave to annrove any cnanee in allocation. Rita Pearson, director of the Arizona De Instead, she said, the charges about Del Webb are based on 2-year-old newspaper reports from Las Vegas about Henderson being over its allotment. She said it is a "reasonable assumption that when you're out of water, you can't build." But Speight said current law doesn't make each city or water district find its own water. Instead, he said, all suppliers have pooled their resources under the Southern Ne- "We have adequate resources, even with the most inflated growth, to serve everyone through 2007." Pat Mulroy Southern Nevada Water Authority vada Water Authority, which has assured all communities there is enough for them to make water commitments for anything built through 2030. Varvel said it was still wrong for Hull to take more than $31,000 raised by Del Webb at the July 15 fund-raiser because whoever is governor will have some say over any final pact.

That smacks of influence peddling, she said. She conceded that Johnson's campaign solicited funds from Del Webb's political action committee two weeks after Hull's Nevada fund-raiser. Varvel denied that solicitation -or any money Johnson might have taken -would taint his role in negotiations were he to become governor. The battle surrounds the fact that Arizona has been unable to use the 2.8 million acre feet of Colorado River water to which a multi-state compact entitles it every year. Two years ago the Legislature approved a water "banking" plan to store excess in the ground, a 750-9223 partment of Water Resources, said the plan win lr An nsxnnn.

A tnrtntin friaon VlOirA til A Will feCont. Ik. 096270(6-6) lions of dollars it would take to either store all the excess it can't use now or pay farmers tr nco it instoaH nf rhpnnpr PrnunH water See the future with someone from your past This way, she said, Nevada builds the storage facilities. Rhp said anv nact would allow Nevada to mmmm take its credits onlv when Arizona doesnt nppd the water. Pearson said the state won need its full allotment until 2035.

izona water. Pat Mulroy, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said the area is not counting on Arizona water now or for some time. "We have adequate resources, even with the most inflated growth, to serve everyone through 2007," she said. Moreover, Mulroy said water that has already been banked, conservation plans and other sources of water will carry the area through 2030. Mulroy said that means any development built now, including Del Webb's project, is guaranteed future water.

Only those homes and businesses built after all water has been allocated are not entitled to future service. Keely Varvel, Johnson's press aide, said the campaign did no independent research. UISION SERVICE, mc 707 N. Alvernon Way 322-2714 Hnv that, negotiations are taking place be tween Nevada and Arizona officials to transfer water. fl 11 Inning Kr VkJ-vfVt Xnl John Mellinger, Licensed Optician Shon Neal.

Licensed Optician Formerly with Thomas-Davis Medical Centers rnv and Pearson. However. Mulroy said there have heen discussions about drafting federal regulations that allow the two states to begin er it their interest, ISP i i Tangle Serving Tucson for Over 25 Years Managed Money ft ndncidl Architects 2311 East Broadway 884-7550 Securities via KMS Financial Services, Inc. do more to allow customers to sue HMOs for damages over decisions to deny care. He said the state should increase access to specialists and let patients choose their own doctors, even if such changes increase premiums.

James Walker, CFP He told of a woman who died while awaiting a bypass. In another case, he said, a mother had to quit her job to care for her daughter, who was denied her own doctor's recommendation for 24-hour saying the downzoning law hamstrings their ability to halt sprawl. Johnson said Growing Smarter's $20 million in annual state funding to preserve open space is inadequate. Instead, he said he wants to emulate Colorado and set aside 10 percent of all state land for conservation and open space. Hull said the $20 million is actually $40 million since it requires local matching funds.

She said she would be reluctant to set aside as much state land as Johnson calls for because proceeds from the sale and lease of such land support education. HMOs: Johnson said the state should unconstitutional because wealthier districts could afford much nicer facilities. The court shot down three earlier attempts to fix the problem before Hull asked for the court's guidance in crafting the plan ultimately accepted in July. Hull said the issue is now resolved and lawmakers can focus not on buildings, but on what happens in schools. Urban sprawl: Johnson said Hull's Growing Smarter plan could actually encourage sprawl when combined with a law Hull signed that barred counties from "downzoning'' properties to limit development.

Pima County supervisors filed a lawsuit Continued from Page One needed school construction and repairs, with districts reserving limited bonding authority to ask voters to pay for "extras." Lawmakers this year had a budget surplus of $500 million. But an economic downturn could force the state to choose between funding school construction or other programs in the general fund, Johnson said. Hull, however, took credit for helping to resolve the issue. In 1994, the state's high court ruled that the reliance on property taxes to fund school construction was nursing care. Participating Providers for Hull said HMOs evolved to keep costs down.

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