Arizona Takes Action: Willcox Groundwater Basin Now Under New Management to Secure Water Future
Gov. Hobbs declares Willcox Basin an AMA to regulate Arizona groundwater use and address rural community concerns about scarcity and overpumping.
Farmers will face new water rules as Arizona designates new management area near Willcox
It's the first time since 1980 that Arizona officials have used their authority to designate an active management area.
Arizona takes 'historic action' to limit groundwater pumping in Willcox farming area
The state's water agency announced Friday it will usher in groundwater pumping limits and regulation to the Willcox Basin by formally designating a state-run Active Management Area there.
Arizona DWR declares Willcox Basin an Active Management Area
The Arizona Department of Water Resources said there’s enough evidence to place restrictions on how water is used in the Willcox Basin. On Frid
Hobbs administration takes historic action to secure Arizona’s water future
Governor Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) announced historic measures today to secure the state’s water future and safeguard rural communities by
Arizona moves to regulate rural groundwater pumping near Willcox
Despite community protests, Arizona designated its seventh groundwater active management area in the southeast corner of the state when state Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke made the sole decision to regulate groundwater pumping in the Wilcox Basin.
Arizona Agency Takes Action to Regulate Groundwater Use in Rural Southeast
The director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources has determined that it's necessary to regulate the use of groundwater in the state’s rural southeast
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Willcox AMA now in place, work on goals and management to come
It’s official. The Willcox basin is now an active management area (AMA) and there is a prohibition on any new irrigation.
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Govenor Hobbs announces decision to designate the Willcox Groundwater Basin as an Active Management Area
Governor Katie Hobbs announced the designation of the Willcox Groundwater Basin as Arizona’s newest Active Management Area, ...
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Shrinking aquifers worry Cochise County residents, but support is weak for regulations
Two years ago, residents in the eastern corner of Cochise County voted on whether they wanted an AMA in the Douglas and Willcox basin; only the Douglas AMA was approved. The Willcox basin ...
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Residents, farmers wait for ADWR decision on Willcox AMA, Grassroots organization formed to develop ideas
Everyone agrees the Willcox basin is in decline, but the folks living and farming there cannot reach a consensus on how to ...
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Willcox winery owner says groundwater agreement 'too restrictive' for local vineyards
(KGUN) — It’s been one week since the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) held its public hearing in Willcox, about possibly implementing an active management agreement (AMA ...