As I’ve mentioned in past columns, I have spent a lot of time in the desert Southwest. Some say this is just to escape the snow and cold of Minnesota and Wisconsin, but I actually have family ties in Arizona and did graduate work at the University of Arizona in Tucson.I have developed an appreciation for the unique environments found throughout the Southwest and the impact limited water resources has on its residents. The small community where my mother lives gets its water supply from a private well more than 600 feet deep within an aquifer where the water level
