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Colorado River shortage looming because Lower Basin is using too much water
The Lower Colorado River Basin has gotten 10 million acre feet of “bonus water” since 2000, above and beyond its entitlement under the Colorado River Compact. But we’re about to have a formal shortage declaration because the Lower Basin kee...
5 takeaways from the water-rights ruling over a planned Sierra Vista development
5 takeaways from a 4-3 ruling, in which the Arizona Supreme Court said that the Arizona Department of Water Resources doesn’t have to consider the impacts of Tribute’s groundwater pumping on federally reserved water rights on the San Pedro....
Opinion: This Arizona Supreme Court ruling could hurt a lot more than Sierra Vista's water supply
The state Supreme Court gave the go ahead to a massive development near Sierra Vista by saying current law does not prohibit it – even though the court acknowledges the area’s future water supply is uncertain....
The Latest: Arizona Supreme Court Rules in Water Rights Case
The Arizona Supreme Court has sided with a proposed development in southern Arizona in a water rights case involving one of the Southwest's only free-flowing rivers, the San Pedro....
Arizona court clears way for new development to tap groundwater near San Pedro River
Arizona’s Supreme Court cleared the way for a new development with nearly 7,000 homes near the San Pedro River in a hotly contested decision that conservationists say will threaten one of the last free-flowing rivers in the Southwest. ...