Pinal farmers will be first to take water cut under plan

pinal farmingArizona has sealed a bittersweet arrangement that addresses how water users would share the pain of a water shortage, a water policy expert says.

And Pinal County farmers will be among the first users to take a cut if there’s a drought declaration.

Arizona lawmakers beat a midnight deadline set by the federal government by just a few hours Thursday, agreeing on a plan to balance drought and water supplies in the Colorado River Basin.

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