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SRP reactivates underground water storage facility as drought persists in Arizona
Salt River Project has reopened its underground water storage system after a year of being closed, as 99% of the state is experiencing some level of drought....

Arizona's continuing population growth puts pressure on water supply
Millions of people are betting on Arizona. They’re buying homes, starting businesses, and families. The future of how we use our water resources may dictate the future of their success....

Arizona's aquifers remain at risk from 'unsustainable' pumping
The goal of balancing the groundwater we pump with what we can replenish through natural and human forces is increasingly out of reach in Arizona, a new study finds....

'Our own survival is at stake': Arizona is using up its groundwater, researchers warn
In 1980, Arizona began regulating groundwater in the state’s largest cities and suburbs under a landmark law that called for most of these areas to achieve an overarching goal by 2025: a long-term balance between the amount of water pumped ...

Most of the work we did in 2001 on groundwater was DOA. What to learn from that now
Opinion: Arizona tried to fix groundwater issues 20 years ago, but most solutions went nowhere. Here's what we need now for a similar effort to avoid a similar fate....