Arizona lawmakers advance budget and legislative proposals in January 2026 addressing Colorado River shortages, irrigation efficiency, ranching costs, and brackish groundwater.
Tag: Arizona water policy
Saudi farm faces regulation with new groundwater management area
Arizona has designated the Ranegras Plain as a new groundwater management area, adding reporting and conservation rules for large water users.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced a historic groundwater settlement with Riverview Dairy that reduces pumping, fallows farmland, and funds well replacement and water access for rural...
A long-negotiated Yavapai-Apache water rights settlement has been reintroduced in Congress, reviving a bipartisan effort first advanced in 2024.
Colorado River Indian Tribes formally recognize river personhood
The Colorado River Indian Tribes have approved a resolution granting personhood to the Colorado River under tribal law.
Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Department of Water Resources announce the state’s first 100-year assured water supply designation in 25 years. EPCOR’s approval under the new Alternative...