“We Should Have Been Planning Sooner”
Unfortunately, the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), which manages power sales from the dam, seems to be pretty unprepared for the reality of what’s happening. Clayton Palmer, an official with WAPA, told the Arizona Daily Star last month that the idea of the water reaching a point where the dam wouldn’t be able to generate power was, until recently, an “academic” prospect that people discussed “for fun.”
“Events have overtaken us, and we should have been planning sooner and more,” Palmer told the Star. “We didn’t see the lake falling this far this soon.”
