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Hobbs rejects Republican groundwater bill, says rural Arizona needs a better plan
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Wednesday she would reject a Republican-sponsored rural groundwater bill approved by the Arizona Senate because she does not believe it would actually protect water supplies for small communities....
Phoenix ramps up water conservation efforts
Phoenix city leaders recently passed a new ordinance that outlines how new large companies conserve water if they want to operate within city limits....
Colorado River states have two different plans for managing water. Here's why they disagree
The seven states that use water from the Colorado River have proposed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future. They’re split into ...
States are far apart on new Colorado River water-saving plans sent to U.S. agency
The four Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Basin released a water-saving plan Wednesday that would cut river water use by Arizona and the other two Lower Basin states by up to 20% in most years and more in drier years over the next d...
No basin-wide agreement reached on Colorado River cuts before deadline
Upper and Lower Basin states have filed dueling proposals to the federal government for how to distribute cuts in Colorado River water as the race to update expiring guidelines picks up before the end of 2026, both groups of negotiators ann...