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Active Management Areas

groundwater, rural Arizona, Legislature, governor, livelihoods, Prescott, Water for Arizona Coalition
May 19, 2023

Secure rural Arizonans’ water future now 

To the members of the Arizona Legislature and the governor – we ask for your leadership on water for the State of Arizona, for all our communities.

water, groundwater, Kerr, Senate bill
Mar 30, 2023

Partial fix for build-to-rent loophole in the works, but more groundwater legislation stalled

Lawmakers are advancing bills that would tighten up some aspects of groundwater management in the state, but more ambitious groundwater proposals have stalled in the legislature so far this year.

river, drought, Salt River, Sustainable Water Network
Mar 14, 2023

‘Where’s The River?’ event calls attention to Arizona’s depleted waterways

Environmental activist Lynda Person is inviting the public to bring kayaks and water toys to an informational event called “Where’s the River?” near 40th Street and University Drive today.

groundwater, bill, Senate, Nestle
Feb 24, 2023

Mayes, lawmakers slam Saudi water deal

Officials on both sides of the aisle want to do something about the deal that’s letting a Saudi-based company pump Arizona groundwater for nothing more than the price of a cheap land lease in La Paz County.

water, Hobbs, drought, Rio Verde Foothills, Scottsdale, water supply, potable water, toilets, Scottsdale Mayor David Ortega, Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin
Jan 13, 2023

Hobbs pivots water focus to conservation

Gov. Katie Hobbs wants to expand groundwater conservation efforts in Arizona’s rural areas. 

Sep 23, 2021

Ask the right water question

There are thankful ranchers across Arizona, myself included, after an extraordinary monsoon season that filled our scorched dirt tanks with water and re-seeded our rangelands with knee-high green grass. But well below the surface, and just up-stream, the drought persists.