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Published 10:30 AM EDT May 23, 2019
There was no bigger issue than water in January, when efforts to pass the Drought Contingency Plan consumed the Arizona Capitol. But most other water legislation lost steam after that monumental accomplishment. Only a handful of water-related bills have made it into law. And most of them are small potatoes, not radical water policy reforms. That’s OK. Given the enormity of the drought plan, which aims to keep Lake Mead from crashing, it’s probably better to only have one wide-ranging set of changes per session. But lawmakers did approve and the governor has signed a smaller bill that sets the table for a larger – and critical – discussion on the state’s groundwater supply. ![]() A small (but big) step on groundwaterHouse Bill 2467 creates committees in Mohave and La Paz counties to review data on groundwater depletion and recommend how each county should deal with it. Lawmakers asked an independent consultant last year to estimate not only how quickly groundwater was being sucked out of the basins that supply these two counties, but how long the remaining water might last. That report is supposed to be completed by the end of this year, and the committees will have until the end of 2021 to submit their recommendations. That may not sound like much. And, yes, there are any number of ways that work on these committees could break down. (Remember, a grass-roots committee that proposed ideas to slow the depletion of Willcox's sole source of water imploded once families started fighting, and now, few people are willing to touch the issue.) Various interests in Mohave and La Paz counties have long resisted discussing groundwater use, for fear that it might lead to restrictions. Don't wait until the water runs outBut the need to do something is real. As in Willcox, Mohave and La Paz counties have attracted a slew of out-of-state farmers, developers and investors who are taking advantage of our lack of pumping restrictions. That’s because while most Arizonans live within active management areas, which restrict groundwater use, most of Arizona’s land falls outside of these areas (and therefore isn’t subject to the state's groundwater management law). So, not surprisingly, groundwater mining is occurring in rural areas all over the state. And it’s beginning to affect the wells of other water users in places like Mohave County, where residents have long operated under the assumption that they had enough groundwater to last hundreds of years. Now, one recent study suggests the worst-case scenario may be as little as 55 years. 2 years is a lot. Make the most of itIt’ll be interesting to see what the state-funded study concludes – and more importantly, what users in both counties decide to do about it. The clock is ticking. Passing the drought contingency plan only bought Arizona about seven years to plan for a much drier future. HB 2467 carves out two of them for Mohave and La Paz counties to decide how they’ll be part of that future. Fingers crossed they make the most of it. Reach Allhands at [email protected]. On Twitter: @joannaallhands. If you love this content (or love to hate it – hey, no judging), why not subscribe to get more?
Published 10:30 AM EDT May 23, 2019
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