If I ever move to Arizona it will be for the herping. I grew up in California, where we had snakes, lizards, frogs, and salamanders. For over half my life I've lived in the Seattle area, where it's mostly just garter snakes. Arizona has an extremely diverse herpetofauna by comparison. Undeveloped land, particular where there is water and vegetation, needs to be protected for the sake of that herpetofauna, the many species of reptiles and amphibians that make AZ attractive to someone like me. I might retire in AZ some day.
If people could smell this water it would change their perspective of this video. As children in Tucson we were always instructed to stay far away from the poop river. It was pretty easy actually, the water stinks unbearably of 💩 mixed with the perfumes from shampoo and laundry soap. Having an early childhood in Colorado where we could play in the streams, I always felt it a shame we couldn't play in the Santa Cruz "river" after moving to Arizona. You know, we'd go over there every once in a while, goof off a little bit and throw some rocks in the water. But that was about it. Sad really. I'm in Colorado these days where my children can happily play in the streams and rivers. I guess it is technically Colorado River water that was delivered to Tucson by the central Arizona project for consumption and then "treated." I use that term very loosely. Finally, it's released into the Santa Cruz drainage where eventually it dries out. The whole thing stinks. But hey, that 20 acres "looks" nice.👍
So whats your point? It shouldnt be protected? From your story it seems even more prudent that we protect the river. That includes protecting it from sewer run off and chemicals. Everyone should have access to clean water. None of these rivers should be polluted.
@@stormaggeden I'm not saying you shouldn't protect your precious poop river. You do you. Enjoy it. Buy river front property if that's your thing. Just throwing some perspective out there. Take it for what it's worth, we're on the internet.
All rivers should be protected. All across the country our rivers and streams and creeks and really any body of water is polluted or unsafe in some way. If we do not fix the pollution issues there could be no safe water left. I know people dont want to care about the enviroment because they want their taxes to go to other needed projects. But cant we do both? Also, its distressing how little most people care about the enviroment. Well they'll care when theres no wild left and no clean water or soil.
And for the record, this project is not sustainable. While I’ve enjoyed the river and its history, donating land to a dead river does not get to the root of the problem. The wastewater should continue to provide context for what the river one was. The river is not in need of more land, the region is in need of more water.
Hey Bardmusic...... Get educated or STFU! It's effluent from the city of Tucson. The majority of the water used by Tucson comes to Tucson via CAP, which is COLORADO RIVER WATER.
@@FoilPowell not sure where you get your info 🤔 But according to a study from U of A, Nogales gets 50% of it’s water from the Santa Cruz aquifer and the rest comes from a well field NW of Nogales. Again, the Santa Cruz River does not get water primarily from the Colorado River. It’s just not true.
