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This bill will protect scarce water supplies for rural Arizona, if the Legislature can pass it
Breakthrough reporting by the Arizona Republic widely exposed what is perhaps one of the state’s darkest water secrets: Groundwater pumping is essentially unregulated in nearly 80% of the state, putting the livelihoods and water supplies of...
As Arizona weighs water reforms, farms push back against reporting pumping data
While the Arizona Legislature considers how to respond to problems of falling groundwater levels in rural areas, the agriculture industry is pushing back against proposals that would require owners of large wells across the state to measure...
OPINION: Only new regulations can ensure Arizona's wells won't go dry
Many rural areas in Arizona are depleting their aquifers. As a start, well owners statewide should be required to report how much they are pumping....
Metro Phoenix cities don't have equal access to water. See how your city stacks up
In Arizona's desert cities, water rights are life. Water is allocated, bought and banked like the precious commodity it is. Cities along the Valley's canal system, in general, have the most robust water portfolios, according to an Arizona R...
Arizona business leaders seek ways to protect water supply
Arizona business leaders from the state’s most sustainable companies — Microsoft, Intel, Arizona Public Service, Ewing Irrigation, Salt River Project and others — met with legislative leaders at the state Capitol last week to talk about the...