Big Colorado River water cuts needed next year, top US official warns (Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star)
Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner argues at Senate committee that major cuts in deliveries are needed in 2023 to all seven basin states, including Arizona, to maintain system reliability. Sen. Mark Kelly testifies that Arizona could face dramatic reductions in CAP deliveries under current regime unless states agree to sharing those argued-for cutbacks. (Note: Access to this article may require a subscription to The Arizona Daily Star.)
Residents in Cochise County organize vote to establish water regulation (Megan Myscofski, Arizona Public Media)
Residents, led by a nonprofit group called Arizona Water Defenders, seek a ballot measure for a new Active Management Area that would cover the Willcox and Douglas Basins and aim to curtail excessive groundwater pumping. (NOTE: This story is available in audio as well.)
Hudbay dumps water permit in bid to keep clearing land near Tucson (Tony Davis, Arizona Daily Star)
Hudbay relinquishes a currently-suspended Clean Water Act permit for its Rosemont operation on the east side of the Santa Ritas as a pretext that it does not need a similar permit for its Copper World Expansion project on the west of the range. We vehemently disagree.
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Circle of Blue series on Arizona’s water reckoning – Part III
Reproduced with permission from Circle of Blue. First and second parts are series are linked in opening paragraph.
