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Farmers, other water users stay in discussions about …

11/29/2023
As Chris Udall watches some of Arizona’s precious water flow through an irrigation canal on a cool autumn morning, he might have a lot of future uncertainty on his mind. Much of that …

Water group resignations boils into Republic fight …

10/21/2023
PHOENIX — Upset with what he said are lies being told about his efforts to protect groundwater, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate is lashing out at a veteran House Republican who has for years bottled up various efforts to deal with the problem.

County supervisors from across Arizona criticize rural …

10/16/2023
PHOENIX — Supervisors from several Arizona counties are criticizing a state senator and the head of the Arizona Farm Bureau for walking away from talks about how to deal with water quantity problems in rural areas.

Concerns in Surprise shift to groundwater as Lake Mead …

9/22/2023
A worst-case water resources scenario will be avoided, at least in the short term, by Surprise and the rest of Arizona.

Satellite technology is hoping bring a greater …

6/30/2023
An Arizona State University researcher is looking for ways to better understand the levels of water Arizona has underground. Jay Famiglietti, a global futures professor in the School of Sustainability at ASU, is using a satellite to discover what’s going on in Arizona after months of reports detailing declining water levels that are halting development

Officials: New rules for groundwater won’t hinder …

6/30/2023
The Valley’s business and economic leaders are battling back against bad headlines focusing on the state’s water woes. This week, Sara Porter of the Kyl Center for Water Police at …

Arizona officials look to tackle the issue of the …

6/16/2023
A growing water controversy in western Arizona has residents working to prevent what they see as a foreign-owned company from depleting groundwater supplies.

New state building policy affects Queen Creek’s …

6/2/2023
The state will no longer be issuing permits for new construction in the outlying areas of the Valley, including undeveloped land in Queen Creek, officials announced June 1. At a press conference …

Southwest Valley could see water reduction measures by …

3/11/2023
Arizona is best known for its “five Cs” — climate, copper, citrus, cattle and cotton. What Arizona is becoming know for is having its own reliable water source. And a new study from Arizona State University is putting into question some the Valley’s fastest growing cities’ ability to secure their water future.

Water may wreck West Valley development

1/11/2023
The city of Buckeye, one of the fastest growing communities in the U.S., may have to hit the brakes on development as a new report states it may not have groundwater to allow expansion.

Peoria has a 100-year water supply

11/13/2022
Does Peoria have a 100-year water supply?

A 100-year water supply?

10/27/2022
Whether its groundwater or river water in danger of running dry first, the biggest potential impact from Arizona’s continuing water issues is it will stall growth. Developers in Arizona, …