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AZ schedules hearing on Ranegras Plain groundwater AMA

Arizona considers a new Active Management Area in the Ranegras Plain Basin in La Paz and Yuma Counties. A public hearing will be held December 18.

Ag-to-Urban: Arizona’s next water frontier?

ADWR’s new Ag-to-Urban program and data-driven tools tackle Arizona’s growth challenges, ensuring water security under the Groundwater Management Act.

Willcox groundwater basin designated an AZ Active Management Area

Arizona designates Willcox Groundwater Basin Active Management Area, creating regulation for groundwater use in southern Arizona.

Public hearing set for groundwater management in southern Arizona

ADWR schedules a public hearing to discuss making Willcox Groundwater Basin an AMA due to significant groundwater depletion and land subsidence.

Arizona’s rural groundwater users face regulatory actions

Some of Arizona's rural areas face groundwater depletion, causing landowners to have to deepen their wells. Rural groundwater regulation faces political deadlock.

Arizona extends deadline for water applications in Douglas AMA

The deadline to apply for grandfathered water rights in the Douglas AMA has been extended from April to September, 2024.

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