by Melissa | Mar 21, 2019 | Coolidge, Economy, Environment
Coolidge Dam to begin releasing water for first time in 9 months by Joey Chenoweth | Coolidge Examiner At long last, a parched sector of the local agriculture industry is about to get a drink. Farmers in central Pinal County have been informed that they will once...
by Melissa | Mar 19, 2019 | Development, Environment, Maricopa
Drought & Development: Planning Maricopa’s hypergrowth by Jim Headley | inMaricopa Maricopa has the water to grow, but it also has a plan. “Maricopa has had tremendous growth in its early incorporation,” said Kazi Haque, Maricopa’s assistant director of...
by Melissa | Mar 16, 2019 | Environment, Government
Pinal farmers lobby for support of $20M water bill at CG meeting by Heather Smathers | Maricopa Monitor About 50 people gathered in Casa Grande to hear a discussion on the impact of the drought on Pinal County farmers and the contingency plan to deal with it. On March...
by Melissa | Mar 15, 2019 | Development, Economy, Environment, Government, Organizations
Pinal Partnership March Breakfast: Pinal water, continued Last month, as it snowed outside, we had a lively discussion about water in Arizona. The panel discussed the Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) and how ongoing water issues and solutions might impact growth and...
by Melissa | Mar 13, 2019 | Environment, Government
The $20M for Pinal County farmers, killed in House, is revived in Senate by Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services Rebuffed by a House panel, a Globe lawmaker convinced a Senate committee Tuesday that Pinal County farmers should get $20 million more to help drill new...
by Melissa | Mar 13, 2019 | Environment, Government
MWD vote moves Colorado River drought plan forward by Bettina Boxall | Los Angeles Times The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Tuesday sealed California’s participation in a landmark Colorado River drought management plan, agreeing to shoulder more...
