Thread: No water, tons of people. Leave AZ now!

Where do they expect all the water to come from for these people?
Arizona is a desert!!! Boy, I am sure glad I moved out of Phoenix a year ago.

http://www.dakotavoice.com/200604/20060425_6.html

State's population expected to double by 2036

Paul Davenport
Associated Press
Oct. 2, 2006 02:43 PM


A University of Arizona economic researcher pulled out his crystal ball - and some U.S. Census data - and looked into Arizona's future.

He says he saw a lot - a lot of growth involving a lot of people.

Arizona's population will double in the next 30 years, with the Phoenix area essentially merging with metro Tucson to become one urbanized complex, with significant development from as far as Sierra Vista in southeastern Arizona to Kingman in the northwest, said researcher Marshall Vest. advertisement




The state will add roughly 8.5 million residents by 2036, adding to the current 6.2 million and reaching 14.6 million, said Vest, director of the Business Research Center of the Eller College of Management.

Metro Phoenix now has 4 million people and will rise to 9.7 million by 2036, while the Tucson area's current population of just under 1 million should hit 1.7 million, Vest wrote in the October issue of Arizona's Economy, published by the center.

Vest said current definitions for the two metro areas will change to include surrounding counties as developable land is exhausted. "As we already see, the area along (Interstate 10) connecting the two cities will develop quickly."

Vest noted that Virginia Tech researcher Robert E. Lang last year released a study identifying Phoenix and Tucson as one of 10 "megapolitan areas" that will have at least 10 million people by 2040 and are combinations of two or more metropolitan areas with transportation, business and cultural links.

Factors driving the population growth will include several already at work, including both migration from northern and eastern states as well as "rebound" from California, retirees' attraction to Arizona's low cost of living and abundant sunshine, illegal immigration from Latin America and high birth rates, Vest said.

"The challenge to plan for and accommodate the tremendous growth yet to come has never been greater. It is in this sense that Arizona likely will continue to be 'overpopulated,' and its economy and infrastructure 'underdeveloped,' " Vest wrote.

The working age population will account for 59 percent of the total, down from 66 percent today, while the percentage of the population at age 65 and over will be 20 percent, up from 12 percent today, Vest said.

Approximately 44 percent of the population will be employed, roughly the same as now, but per-capita income will slip in comparison to the national average, Vest wrote.

He projected that economic areas growing more rapidly than the overall rate will include business and professional services, health care, social services, transportation, hospitality and trade, while those lagging will include manufacturing, government, utilities, mining, construction and financial activities.

Vest said his projections are the "most likely outcome" but that they could be underestimates with a stronger national economy and increased immigration or overestimates if those same variables swing the other way.

In any event, Vest said, the scale of growth underscores the need for regional planning in such matters as water and transportation.

"What this research makes clear is that the entire state is part of one globally connected economic system with Phoenix as the central city," he wrote.

TexasCowgirl,

Dallas is already stressed to the max for water. The Nichols Reservoir is going in 20 years ahead of schedule because of the demand. They are draining us in more ways than one.

Dixie

Dixie -

At least it rains in Texas certain times of year. Building AZ further is a death sentence.

I know of young Californians moving to the Phoenix area because they can't afford homes here.
If those predictions are true that area will be a real ugly pressure cooker.
John McCain doesn't care, he'll be dead in 30 yrs.

Factors driving the population growth will include several already at work, including both migration from northern and eastern states as well as "rebound" from California, retirees' attraction to Arizona's low cost of living and abundant sunshine, illegal immigration from Latin America and high birth rates, Vest said.

The illegal immigrants will be the double whammy, because they will also be the reason for the high birth rates. American citizen birth rates are slightly below replacement levels at this time.

That's all we need more anchor babies. Of course by 2036, it is possible that illegal immigrants will no longer exist, especially if the open border advocates win the day.

Originally Posted by jean

I know of young Californians moving to the Phoenix area because they can't afford homes here.
If those predictions are true that area will be a real ugly pressure cooker.
John McCain doesn't care, he'll be dead in 30 yrs.

McCain has been behind the scenes trying to starve American Indians off of their land {water rights!} working with his Energy Group.

McCain does care but not in the way one would expect!!

WATER is the name of the game and McCain, France and tons of other entities are vying to own the WATER RIGHTS. This is where the GLOBAL POWER lies. France has already purchased American Water Rights. The UN is in the background somewhere but we've not verified this properly yet.

We had a couple of good discussions on water in the following threads.


http://www.alipac.us/modules.php?name=F ... ic&t=38046

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Thanx BRIAN.