Alvarado Dr., Holbrook, Ariz.

Alvarado Dr., Holbrook, Ariz., March 2014, by John Fleck

Alvarado Dr., Holbrook, Ariz., March 2014, by John Fleck

This isn’t just old west ruin porn. There’s actually a water policy question here. This is in Holbrook, Ariz. There’s a big, expensive new levee protecting this neighborhood from the Little Colorado River. These properties back onto the levee. How do they decide whose property warrants protection?