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Bill would block transfers of Colorado River water from rural areas to growing cities
A company’s proposal to take water from farmland along the Colorado River and sell it to a growing Phoenix suburb has provoked a heated debate, and some Arizona legislators are trying to block the deal with a bill that would prohibit the tr...
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Arizona's water system for suburban growth heads toward 'train wreck,' Babbitt says
A water management district created by a 1993 state law that allowed massive subdivisions to spread into the outer suburbs of Tucson and Phoenix is now heading for a “train wreck,” warns former Arizona Governor and Interior Secretary Bruce ...
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Ducey defends Arizona’s record on water, says state has ‘more to do’
Gov. Doug Ducey is touting Arizona’s record on water while also acknowledging the state has “more to do” in some areas....
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Arizona lawmakers call for measuring groundwater pumping in rural areas
Both Republicans and Democrats are backing measures in the Legislature that would enable Arizona to start measuring how much groundwater is pumped in unregulated rural areas where aquifers have been rapidly declining....
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Legislature plans to address groundwater crisis in rural Arizona
State legislators plan to tackle widespread problems of groundwater overpumping in rural Arizona this session, proposing bills that would make it easier to limit well-drilling in farming areas where residents have asked for help from the st...