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link to Arizona group wants voters to create active management area

Arizona group wants voters to create active management area

Worried about dwindling supply, a group called Arizona Water Defenders has submitted a petition to create an Active Management Area to regulate groundwater in Cochise County.

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High schoolers tackle lead contamination problem

Lead contamination in drinking water is a big problem in the states, and the government is investing billions in lead pipe remediation. Until infrastructure is repaired, high schoolers have invented...

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Faced with drought, California restricts water usage

Faced with ongoing drought, California is imposing water restrictions that come with fines to penalize consumers who waste water.

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Arizona may tap into desalination projects

Faced with the ongoing drought, Arizona may tap into desalination projects to augment its water supply. Proposals include an agreement with Mexico and desalinating local groundwater supply.

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link to Congress conducts hearing on Klamath River Basin drought impacts

Congress conducts hearing on Klamath River Basin drought impacts

On March 8, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife heard about drought impacts and potential solutions to ecosystem and water supply challenges across the Klamath...

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Appropriable groundwater in NM cannot be sold due to non-use

Groundwater in New Mexico is subject to prior appropriation, like surface water in the western states. The issue of non-use can mean the forfeiture or abandonment of the groundwater right, and that...

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About the Author

Since 1995, Deborah has owned and operated LegalTech LLC with a focus on water rights. Before moving to Arizona in 1986, she worked as a quality control analyst for Honeywell and in commercial real estate, both in Texas. She learned about Arizona's water rights from the late and great attorney Michael Brophy of Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite. Her side interests are writing (and reading), Wordpress programming and much more.

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  1. Deborah on Colorado River Basin faces growing droughtFebruary 20, 2026

    It depends. For instance, parts of Colorado that directly feed the Colorado River have had a snow deficit, resulting in…

  2. Deborah on Arizona pushes back on Post-2026 Colorado River planFebruary 20, 2026

    There are a lot of tributaries that feed into it, and everyone is fighting over them, too. I think it's…

  3. Callie Humes on Colorado River Basin faces growing droughtFebruary 20, 2026

    If only some [arts of the Western states are getting percipitation does if effect the whole state or just the…

  4. Callie Humes on Arizona pushes back on Post-2026 Colorado River planFebruary 20, 2026

    I think it is really interesting how one river supports a lot of people and a lot of communities and…

  5. Helen c on New Mexico bill presses rules on oilfield wastewaterFebruary 6, 2026

    One likes to hope the time will come, (soon), when these destructive corporations finally reap what they have sown.

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