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.
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Environmentalists sue Arizona Governor and Arizona Department of Water Resources to protect the San Pedro River from groundwater pumping.
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Informal public meeting set for Gila Bend AMA in rural Arizona
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