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Suburban MWRD commissioner eyes regional water plans
Jim Harris, the newest south suburban MWRD commissioner and former Phoenix mayor, oversees a 2200-employee agency with a $909 million budget. He champions a regional approach to flood control via the Deep Tunnel project, notes its 39 foot cross section and 100 mile length, and discusses Y2K readiness and legislative goals to transfer watershed responsibility to the MWRD.
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