Opinion contributor: Lawmakers won't protect our groundwater, so we're taking this fight to voters
in the state. Many homeowners’ wells there are going dry. Drilling a deeper well can cost more than $40,000 – prohibitive for many residents who are retirees or on low fixed incomes.This could be the first AMA created by voters
Residents in Sulphur Springs Valley have launched petition drives to get two measures on the local ballot that would force ADWR to designate the Willcox and Douglas groundwater basins as AMAs. If successful, they will be the first AMAs designated via ballot and would set a precedent for citizen action in other areas of the state.
Another group with members associated with Riverview Farms has proposed creating a SE Arizona Water Improvement District that would dig several deep wells, build a delivery infrastructure, and provide water to residents within the district boundary for a monthly fee. This would solve the short-term issue of people losing access to water but would do nothing to address its root cause: groundwater overpumping.
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