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
Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs’ has her own plans to overhaul rural groundwater regulation that she teased in her State of the State address Monday. But Hobbs will have to get those plans past Rep. Gail Griffin (R-Hereford), who has a history of blocking regulation in rural communities.
Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) has signed legislation to make an unprecedented $1 billion investment to “secure Arizona’s water future” by augmenting water supplies and guaranteeing water security to the state.