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Tribal deal helps get Gilbert more water to grow
After nearly a decade of negotiations, Gilbert has agreed to pay the San Carlos Apache Tribe over $31 million in exchange for a 100-year water lease that will help secure enough water to meet state-mandated requirements for the town’s build...
Arizonans surprised by Gila diversion, lack of info
The few folks who attended the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s second scoping meeting for the proposed diversion project in southwest New Mexico, held in Chandler, Ariz., Friday evening, were largely...
Falling Lake Mead Water Levels Prompt Detente in Arizona Feud
Arizona is the odd state out in agreeing to dramatically curtail water use from the Colorado River, raising tensions in the Southwest as extreme drought conditions return....
Arizona's water supply could face catastrophic cuts by 2026 if something doesn't change
The risk of catastrophic shortages at Lake Mead is simply too high for Arizona not to join the Drought Contingency Plan, which aims to minimize it....
Planning for second Drought Contingency Plan briefing underway
The next step in the reinvigorated effort to bring a Drought Contingency Plan in Arizona to closure is scheduled for Tuesday, July 10, at the Heard Museum in central Phoenix....