Bill moving through the Legislature would require Arizona to approve many proposed subdivisions in Phoenix area and Pinal County despite concerns they won t have enough groundwater.
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The Arizona Legislature passed a bill that would allow people to challenge models used by the Arizona Department of Water Resources to determine whether new developments can be built. Arizona law requires that most new developments in the state’s five Active Management Areas areas where “significant groundwater depletion has occurred” must prove they have a 100-year supply