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AZ Central
Reservoirs that supply water to Phoenix area nearly full after wet winterBartlett Lake is filled to the brim. Roosevelt Lake sits 97% full. And whitewater has been thundering down the spillway at Horseshoe Dam.
AZ Central
You won't contract coronavirus from Phoenix-area tap water. Here's whyAs the novel coronavirus spreads and people have cleared store shelves of bottled water, officials say it's OK if you weren't able to get your hands on a case — you...
KJZZ
Groundwater Aquifers Can Expect A Boost From March RainsMarch rain has left Salt River Project reservoirs as full as they’ve been in a decade. The company is discharging water to make room for the runoff, providing a boost to the underlying...
Phoenix New Times
Stop Flushing Anything Besides Toilet Paper, Valley Cities Urge ResidentsWhat happens if you run out of toilet paper in the coronavirus era? You reach for an alternative: a baby wipe, Kleenexes. A paper towel, if you stocked up on those. But whatever you do, do not...
AZ Central
Arizona Legislature should act on rural groundwater, former Gov. Bruce Babbitt saysFormer Gov. Bruce Babbitt is speaking out about widespread problems of excessive groundwater pumping in rural areas of Arizona, saying the state Legislature should give counties and communities the...
AZ Central
OPINION: A short-lived fight over a groundwater bill produced a big lesson for ArizonaIt's OK to disagree. But distrust makes it even harder to find the big solutions we need to solve Arizona's groundwater problems.
Casa Grande Dispatch
Legislation would change how Pinal divvies up its groundwater supplyProposed legislation would change how Pinal County’s groundwater is allocated in the future, but the bill hasn’t progressed because critics say it doesn’t address the issue in...
AZ Central
OPINION: Rural Arizona is turning into a tumbleweed. So, naturally, lawmakers ... do nothingOne day, I’m guessing the residents of Arizona will wake up and wonder: when did we lose our state? When did rural Arizona dry up and blow away?
AZ Central
Bills that would strengthen rural groundwater rules die in Arizona LegislatureTwo bills that would make it easier for state regulators and county officials to limit well-drilling and groundwater pumping have died in the Arizona Legislature despite support from lawmakers and...
Arizona Daily Star
Opinion: New groundwater legislation is encouraging, state must now follow throughGroundwater makes up about 40% of our annual water use. Across rural Arizona, those resources are at risk. In a number of basins, groundwater levels are declining rapidly, jeopardizing our rural...
