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Amid Unregulated Pumping, Arizona's Water Tables Are FallingArizona’s groundwater levels are plummeting in many areas. The problem is especially severe in unregulated rural areas where there are no limits on pumping. The water levels in more than...
AZ Family
New water-conservation technology could be 'game changer' for City of PhoenixWhile we in Phoenix are desert dwellers, one look around the Valley makes it clear that most everybody likes it green. But if your job title requires you to make sure the 1.6 million residents of...
AZ Central
Survey: Arizonans concerned most about water, education and the state's financesHeading into 2020, more Arizonans are worried about the future of the state's water, children and finances than are focused on hot-button issues like immigration or gun control, according to...
Arizona Daily Star
Embattled water district an economic boon for Arizona, homebuilders' study saysA district that recharges renewable water supplies to allow new housing development brings in about $13.4 billion a year in economic benefits, says a study written for a homebuilders’ group.
KJZZ
Central Arizona Tries Again To Bring In Water From On-River EntitlementsThere is a new proposal to transfer water from the Colorado River region to central Arizona. And it’s looking just as controversial as the others.
AZ Central
‘They’re going to dry up’: Debate erupts over plan to move water from farmland to suburbsA private company and the town of Queen Creek are proposing a water deal that would leave 485 acres of farmland permanently dry near the Colorado River and send the water used on that...
Arizona Daily Star
As Arizona's suburban water tables drop, some potential solutions begin to emergeA “disconnect” in water-management practices risks draining many of Arizona’s aquifers, an ASU study recently warned.
AZ Central
A big battle is brewing over a small amount of water. Here's why it mattersOpinion: Queen Creek wants to acquire Colorado River water without buying the land that holds the contract. And that has big implications for Arizona.
Arizona Daily Star
Debate: Does watering Arizona's suburbs promote affordable housing or urban sprawl?Two authors of a new, highly critical study, Arizona’s system of groundwater management encourages urban sprawl.
Arizona Daily Star
Ancient aquifers are dropping as Tucson's suburbs pump groundwaterThe entire state-run, Tucson-area water management area is on the edge of achieving balance between pumping and recharging because the city of Tucson has made heavy use of CAP water.
