The 1980 Groundwater Management Act signed by then-governor Bruce Babbitt was the last major groundwater regulation in Arizona. Now, Babbitt is promoting a rural groundwater bill recently introduced...
Category: Water Rights and Legislation
Several irrigation districts and others having pre-1914 senior water rights have sued the State of California over water shut-offs and denial of due process. Historic water rights were cut last month...
Desalination Development Act reintroduced to ease CA water woes
Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) reintroduced The Desalination Development Act to raise the funding authorization for the Bureau of Reclamation’s grant program. The bill authorizes $260 million over the...
Have you ever wondered whether your well water is contaminated? Along with 43 million private well water users in the U.S., you might be able to use an online tool on the EPA's website to learn about...
Large Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act introduced
H.R. 4099, the Large Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act, aims to establish multi-million dollar competitive grant program within the Department of the Interior for large-scale water...
Western states are facing extreme drought and chances of widlfire. Senators Feinstein, Padilla and Wyden and Congressman Jimmy Panetta introduced the Wildfire Emergency Act of 2021 . The...