by Melissa | Jan 7, 2019 | Environment, Government
Ducey uses inauguration to seek drought plan by Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services Gov. Doug Ducey used his second inaugural speech Monday to exhort lawmakers and others with a claim to Colorado River water to approve a drought contingency plan before a solution...
by Melissa | Jan 5, 2019 | Casa Grande, Development, Environment, Government
Casa Grande model home approved; owl, street name discussed by Heather Smathers | Casa Grande Dispatch Discussions of relocating owls and changing street names accompanied the approval of a model home for a Casa Grande subdivision Thursday night. At the Casa Grande...
by Melissa | Jan 4, 2019 | Environment, Government
Ducey and CAP Board Each Pledge $5 Million for Pinal County Farmers by Elizabeth Whitman | Phoenix New Times Governor Doug Ducey and the board of the Central Arizona Project have each pledged to give $5 million to Pinal County farmers to develop groundwater...
by Melissa | Jan 4, 2019 | Coolidge, Development, Environment, Government
Hemp Seen as Alternative Crop for Water-Challenged AZ Farms by Mark Richardson | Public News Service Arizona cotton farmers, who soon may be looking for crops that use less water, could switch to industrial hemp. The hemp plant is a relative of marijuana, and both...
by Melissa | Dec 29, 2018 | Environment, Government
Charting a New Course for Water Supply in the Southwest Water managers in Colorado River Basin states spent much of 2018 working on drought contingency plans. by Ariana Brocious | Arizona Public Media It’s been a busy year for water managers in the seven states that...
by Melissa | Dec 26, 2018 | Development, Environment, Government
Regulators Doing ‘Basin Sweep’ Of Pinal Active Management Area by Bret Jaspers | KJZZ Groundwater regulators are in the middle of what’s called a “basin sweep” of the Pinal Active Management Area (AMA). The data will contribute to modeling of the...