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Arizona Congratulates Itself on Colorado River Drought Plan, Which Still Isn't Done
A muted celebration settled over Arizona’s final meeting on its Colorado River drought plan on Tuesday, even though more than a dozen agreements remain unfinished and a federal deadline is less than two weeks away. ...
Showdown over water bill averted, clearing way for Arizona to finish Colorado River deal
Proposed water legislation that might have upended Arizona’s Colorado River drought plan was set aside by a leading Republican lawmaker following a day of tense debate. ...
Arizona Lawmaker Wants to Spend $20 Million More on Drought Plan
There were tons of discussions about getting additional federal grants to help Pinal County farmers quickly transition back to pumping groundwater at the time of Drought Contingency Plan being passed just ahead of the deadline....
OPINION: You know what Arizona DOESN'T need now? Another water fight
House Speaker Rusty Bowers should drop his contentious water-rights bill. The fight and its accompanying delay will only hurt Arizona....
Sen. Otondo urges Speaker Bowers to stop HB2476
Senator Lisa Otondo (D-4), a member of the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan Steering Committee, released a statement on Speaker Rusty Bowers' HB2476 and the Gila River Indian Community's threat to back out of the DCP because of it....