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fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Arizona draws a line on groundwater use after letting Saudi-owned company pump freely for years

Arizona will limit groundwater pumping in the Ranegras Plain to address falling aquifer levels and restrict large-scale irrigation by out-of-state agribusiness.
fromHigh Country News
2 months ago

Phoenix subdivision builds move ahead, despite water concerns - High Country News

The first real crack has opened in the logjam that halted construction of nearly half a million Phoenix-area houses: The water company EPCOR won the right to build up to 60,000 new homes in parts of the already-booming cities of Buckeye and Surprise, Arizona, as well as in other areas of Maricopa County, perennially listed as one of the nation's fastest-growing counties.
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