Perhaps the Arizona Snowbowl's quest to use reclaimed Flagstaff waste water for snowmaking might qualify as Northern Arizona's longest running political soap opera. We've lost count of how many years this issue has been contested through the NEPA process, the courts and the arena of political theater. It's possible that the issue might even span a generation or two. There's no end in sight after this week's vote by the Flagstaff City Council. As nearly as we can tell, the Council could have accelerated the process by selling POTABLE water to Snowbowl. They voted 5-2 to nix that idea, thereby keep the reclaimed agreement on the table. Now, as the Arizona Daily Sun reports, "Federal courts will next rule on whether reclaimed water is safe for such use, and an injunction could delay construction perhaps by one to four years by rough estimates if there is a likely appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals." Watching paint dry looks positively FAST compared to this process!
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