Water is Life

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PETITION TO THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF

WATER IS LIFE!!

URGENT! PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH & FLAGSTAFF WATER!

We the undersigned urge our city leaders on the Flagstaff Water Commission and the Flagstaff City Council to respect our concerns, prevent further development on the Peaks, and protect our drinking water! We should use drinking water for drinking and not for irresponsible plans like snowmaking at AZ Snowbowl. Consider the following:

The unique ecological and cultural values of the Peaks are threatened by, not only snowmaking, but AZ Snowbowls larger development plans: More ski runs, more lifts, more parking areas and other ground disturbances further degrade these values and should not be allowed.

Studies by the Bureau of Reclamation indicate that by 2050 water demands will exceed sustainable supplies for the Flagstaff region. Arizonas already limited water supplies will be affected as drought and climate change threatens the entire Southwest region.

To use A+ reclaimed water presents an environmental risk to biodiversity and a considerable risk to health of humans. Studies by NAUs Dr. Propper and others show trace contaminants in the reclaimed water that are having effects on organisms including an increase in hermaphrodites and imbalanced ratios of male to females in animal studies.

We the undersigned value resource efficiency, sustainability, public health, and environmental justice. We must take care of the alpine ecosystems that supply us water, share it wisely with all that use it, and learn to live within our water means.

Therefore, we urge our Flagstaff Water Commission and Flagstaff City Council to SAVE THE PEAKS, PROTECT OUR DRINKING WATER AND DO THE RIGHT THING:
DO NOT APPROVE ANY WATER CONTRACTS FOR SNOWMAKING ON THE PEAK!

Instead, City leaders should consult with the Flagstaff community and our surrounding tribal neighbors on a better path forward that will not threaten our critical drinking water and prevent the further developments of the Arizona Snowbowl.

163 Signatures

  • Mimi Torres
  • Jennifer Mitchell
    • Comments
    • В
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • donald a. decker
    • Comments
    • Please do not allow water allowance for any skiiing on the Snowbowl Ski Lodge.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • P.O. Box 567,Camp Verde, Arizona 86322
  • Steven Harvey
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • avi henn
    • Comments
    • DO NOT SELL OUR WATER FOR SNOWMAKING
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 803 grand canyon ave flagstaff AZ 86001
  • Andrea Atakora
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 10249 Berlin
  • Kyle Boggs
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • jason tankersley
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86023
  • Eva Putzova
    • Comments
    • Absolutely NO drinking water for snowmaking
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • Matt Cohen
    • Comments
    • Don't ski on OUR water!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • Heather Bostian, LMT,MFA,RYT,CHT
    • Comments
    • Please wake up people !
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86004
  • Chrisitna Norlin
    • Comments
    • Selling our water to Snow Bowl, whether reclaimed or drinking quality is a very bad idea for our desert region. Much too presious a resource! Snow Bowl does not make our town what it is. Don't be fooled by the hype!!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 1255 Cox Flagstaff, 86001
  • Tom Martin
    • Comments
    • The City of Flagstaff spends lots of my city water bill dollars to make potable water for Drinking. Snow as it falls from the sky is for Skiing. Please don't use our valuable drinking water for making snow.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • PO Box 30821, Flagstaff, AZ 86003-0821
  • B Satink Wolfson
    • Comments
    • Please!!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86004
  • moran henn
    • Comments
    • Stay true to Flagstaff's conservation ethic and leadership. DONT sell our drinking water to a for profit business that resides out side of city limits
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • Richard James Poleski
    • Comments
    • Keep the "San Francisco Peaks Sacred".
    • Address; Zip Code
    • PO BOX#10194 TONALEA, AZ. 86044-5194
  • Aviva Apel
  • John Lowe
    • Comments
    • My family and I are long-time Snowbowl season passholders, and we support this petition!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86004
  • Sunny Lee Savage
    • Comments
    • В
    • Address; Zip Code
    • В
  • Marc A. Murison
    • Comments
    • Don't be evil.
  • Christine Prat
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 35000 Rennes, France
  • Theo Koppen
    • Address; Zip Code
    • Rennes, France
  • Audrey A. Chee
    • Comments
    • I hope my signature aint too late. Water is a precious resource. Save The Peaks! Save Precious Water!!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 242 S. Beck Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281
  • Cheryl Bader
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 477 West Old Territory Trail Flagstaff 86001
  • Lilly Weichberger
    • Comments
    • There is not enough water in this high desert enviroment for Flagstaff city to be selling it to the snowlbowl for the entertainment of the few . In selling the present, we sell out our future viability as a city in this dry enviroment.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • Peggy Sheldon-Scurlock
  • Victoria L. Endres
    • Comments
    • NO Flagstaff water for the Snowbowl!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • Fran Joseph
  • Elsbeth Inglett
    • Comments
    • В
    • Address; Zip Code
    • В
  • Ann Marie Zeller
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 4007 E Summer Run 86004
  • Joan Abbott
    • Address; Zip Code
    • PO Box 721 Flagstaff AZ 86002
  • Marla K. Trennepohl
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • Anamaria Ortiz
    • Comments
    • please conserve our water I did teach my children to save water so that skiers could use it to ski! i taught them it is a precious resource that we cannot afford to waste!
  • Ricardo Guthrie
    • Comments
    • Respect the Sacred Peaks: Protect Dook'ooslid
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • Diane McCarter
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • S. D. Nelson
    • Comments
    • please conserve our drinking water
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86001
  • Andy Bessler
  • Leonel Pardo
  • Tara Howard-Fultz
  • Robin J. Oso
    • Comments
    • Our natural resources are limited; please protect them all.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • HC 61, Box 238, Winslow, AZ 86047
  • Dennis O. Jones
  • Kristy Knight
    • Comments
    • Preserve our Purity!
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 119 S.Paseo Del Flag 86001
  • Kelley Hays-Gilpin
    • Comments
    • Snowmaking leads to vast losses to the vast majority of Northern Arizonans. Benefits? personal profit to a few individuals, and a very particular kind of recreation available only to a few.
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 1750 Chelsea, Flagstaff AZ 86001
  • Don Fanning
    • Address; Zip Code
    • Flagstaff, AZ 86001
  • susan slasor
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 2325 n. fremont blvd., 86001
  • William D Sheppard
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86004
  • Maria Jensen
    • Comments
    • Protect the greatest treasure we have.
  • kelly Melsted
  • Erin Hanrahan
  • Lisa Machina
    • Address; Zip Code
    • 86004