Arizona’s aquifers threatened; lawmakers push to cut groundwater rules
by Dustin Gardiner | The Republic
Almost 40 percent of Arizona’s water supply comes from an ancient source — aquifers deep underground that collected water over millions of years.
Those aquifers aren’t considered a renewable source by water-policy experts given they formed during prehistoric times and are almost always sucked down more quickly than they’re refilled.
In several Arizona communities, that finite source of water is in danger of being overtapped. Water experts and environmentalists say that’s why the state needs tighter groundwater restrictions.
