Steve Owens
Steve Owens
acquire city enable engaged identified identify loan meet planning properties reliable supply time water
Flagstaff has been engaged for some time in long-term water sustainability planning efforts. Flagstaff has been working to identify a reliable water supply for the future, and this loan will enable the city to acquire the properties it has identified to meet its need.
time took
Everything helps. It took us a long time to get into this fix. It will take a long time to get out of it.
It was a pretty realistic, simulation. It was pretty scary, but we did well.
gone seen
We've never really seen anything like what we've gone through this season.
conduct dangerous fire led particles reaction releasing serious
This was a dangerous, uncontrolled reaction because the magnesium particles were spilling out of the dumpster and releasing gas. If our inspectors hadn't intervened, this dangerous conduct could well have led to a serious fire or explosion.
believe impact reason
At this point, we don't have any reason to believe there has been any impact on the groundwater.
air arizona breathed citizens hazardous last lungs released tons
There have been many tons of hazardous air pollutants that have been released into the air and breathed into the lungs of Arizona citizens over the last 12 years. They should have been regulated and were not.
open phase
Phase four, if we can get it open by the end of the year, is going to be great.
agencies environmental information less means protection public released substances toxic
It's troubling. It means the public and environmental protection agencies like us will have less information about toxic substances being released into our environment.
designed empty facility finishing next people red rock sound strange
It may sound strange to people that we're finishing a new facility next to one that could be empty soon, but Red Rock was designed around commitments from other states.
season simply
It may be that we simply go from one high-pollution season to another.
believe controls necessary strict
We don't believe that it will be necessary to have any strict controls or mandates.
again air area conditions continue days few last metro pattern phoenix quality type underlying weather
The Phoenix metro area has had 127 consecutive days without rain. We are again experiencing the same type of weather pattern that has persisted over the last few months. These conditions continue to exacerbate our underlying air quality problems.
meet plan project roof
We were able to meet a 20- to 30-year project plan at once. It also enabled us to consolidate our operations, and being able to consolidate things under one roof is huge.