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‘They’re going to dry up’: Debate erupts over plan to move water from farmland to suburbs
A 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 land to the fast-growing Phoenix suburb....
A big battle is brewing over a small amount of water. Here's why it matters
Opinion: Queen Creek wants to acquire Colorado River water without buying the land that holds the contract. And that has big implications for Arizona....
As Arizona's suburban water tables drop, some potential solutions begin to emerge
A “disconnect” in water-management practices risks draining many of Arizona’s aquifers, an ASU study recently warned....
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....
Ancient aquifers are dropping as Tucson's suburbs pump groundwater
The 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....