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![]() Joanna AllhandsArizona Republic |
A judge, not lawmakers, could significantly alter how Arizona water law works. That is, if the case even goes anywhere. Arizona Attorney General...
Colorado River negotiators should stop saying that they want to work with their counterparts in other states. Because it’s blatantly obvious that...
How can metro Phoenix erase an acute housing shortage without draining its aquifers, now that the groundwater on which much of this growth once...
Mesa has valid reasons to raise monthly water bills by about $4, on average, next year. There are several key projects coming online to shore up...
These are volatile times on the Colorado River, even if water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell are relatively stable. The rules expire at the...
I’ve clearly been watching too much Neil deGrasse Tyson. Because when I read about Gov. Katie Hobbs’ plan to revamp an arm of the state’s economic...
Most voters weren’t thinking about Arizona’s water supply when they voted for president or Congress. But the election results could impact pending...
Plenty of folks woke up this morning feeling angry, disappointed and bewildered. Me? I am relieved. And, no, it has nothing to do with who won....
Who will win the election? You know it’s tight when polls are statistical dead heats and even the paid prognosticators are couching their...
Arizona is considering the most significant change in decades to its Assured Water Supply program, which helps ensure that new growth has acquired...
Batten down the hatches: Willcox may be the first community in Arizona to be told what kind of water regulation it will have. State law has long...
Not sure what to do about the Central Arizona Water Conservation District candidates on your ballot? Here’s a quick rundown: There are two...
A local Republican legislative district is urging fellow GOP voters to use a mail-in ballot. “Did you know 350,000 Republicans left their green...
Few Arizona voters have met the judges on the Nov. 5 ballot. We don’t follow their cases and haven’t sat in their courtrooms. But — like most races...
It might seem like things are smooth sailing on the Colorado River. We haven’t seen headlines about its largest reservoir, Lake Mead, heading for...
Darryl and Kathleen Toupkin of Scottsdale have gone to the far edges of the earth — literally — to accomplish their goal. They visited their first...
It’s widely believed that Active Management Areas (AMAs) are too stringent to work in rural Arizona. The rules are too prescriptive, the argument...
We have a good story to tell about the Colorado River (I know. Since when have I typed those words?) Consider where we are: Lake Mead and Lake...
Once a decade, the Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District must decide how much water it must put back into the aquifer to offset the...
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GOP lawmakers have grown impatient with Gov. Katie Hobbs’ 2023 “pause” on new subdivisions in areas of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater. And...