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November 26, 2012

• U.S.-Mexico Colorado River Water Agreement  |   Video
  • The United States and Mexico have a new agreement on Colorado River water. The new deal will allow the U.S. to get a one-time increased allotment from the river in exchange for $10 million and helping Mexico to repair canals damaged in a 2010 earthquake. It also lets Mexico store water in Lake Mead, which will boost water levels by 15 feet and could lead to more tourism at the lake.

April 9, 2012

• Commercial Real Estate Recovery  |   Video
  • A new 10-story high rise is coming to Tempe Town Lake. It’s good news for Tempe, but is it also a signal that the Valley’s commercial real estate market is finally recovering after taking a beating during the recession? Mark Winkleman, chief operating officer of ML Manager LLC, provides a market update.

January 24, 2012

• Energy Efficiency  |   Video
  • Horizon continues its look at sustainability with a house that can save up to 90-percent of its energy costs. The traveling German structure is called "Das Haus," and it is currently on display at Tempe Town Lake, near the Tempe Center for the Arts.

July 25, 2011

• Tempe Town Lake Update  |   Video
  • It’s been a year since Tempe Town Lake’s dam burst. Now, the dams have been replaced and a new pedestrian bridge is being installed. Get an update from Tempe City Manager Charlie Meyer.

February 1, 2011

• Birthright Citizenship Bills   |   Video
  • State Senators Ron Gould (R-Lake Havasu) and David Schapira (D-Tempe) discuss legislative efforts to recognize Arizona residents as citizens of the state only if they were born in the United States to at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.

August 12, 2010

• Tempe Town Lake Dam Break  |   Video
  • Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman has the latest on efforts to replace the dam that ruptured July 20th.

February 21, 2008

• Arizona Water Supply Going Dry?  |   Video
  • some scientists are warning that major sources of Arizona’s water supply could dry-up in the not too distant future. We talk to one of Arizona’s water managers about the validity of that claim. Read the “Lake Mead Could Be Dry by 2021” press release.

July 25, 2006

• Light rail update
  • Construction of the METRO light rail project is well underway. The bridge over Town Lake Bridge is almost completed and the Light Rail trains are currently being manufactured in Japan. Valley Metro CEO Rick Simonetta, appears on HORIZON to give us an update.

June 13, 2005

• Water Fight
  • secretary of the Interior Gale Norton has ruled that water from Lake Powell will flow into Lake Mead. That decision has upper basin states worried about drought, but lower basin states including Arizona, Nevada and California, are applauding the ruling. The Director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, Herb Guenther, joins us to discuss the ruling's implications.

January 5, 2005

• Drought Outlook
  • The storms have caused runoff from the Salt River Project's water shed to prompt the release of water down the normally dry Salt River. It's now flowing through Tempe Town Lake. We'll have an update on our reservoir system.