Water in the Tucson Area: Seeking Sustainabliity
LF, pp. 147
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List of Figures [continued]

Figure 2-2 A well at Fort Lowell in the 1880s. Photo: Arizona Historical Society/Tucson. 6 Not available online.
Figure 2-3 The Parker and Watts Water Company office in the late nineteenth century. Photo: Arizona Historical Society/Tucson. 7 Not available online.
Figure 2-4 The growth of the City of Tucson 8
Figure 2-5 Population of Pima County, 1850–date. 8
Figure 2-6 One of Tucson’s first fire brigades. An adequate water supply to fight fires has long been an important civic planning goal. Pressure and volume must be sufficient to fight fires during times of peak summer demand.
Photo: Arizona Historical Society/Tucson. 9
Not available online.
Figure 2-7 Groundwater Pumping in the Upper Santa Cruz River Basin from Headwaters to Pinal County. 10
Figure 2-8 1992-93 CAP delivery areas 11
Figure 2-9 Aerial view of the Central Arizona Project canal. Photo: Central Arizona Water Conservation District 12
Figure 2-10 Percent bottled water users over time,
CAP vs. groundwater customers. 13
Figure 2-11 San Xavier Mission. The water table was high enough to obtain water with a windmill. Photo: Arizona Historical Society 14 Not available online.
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