Environmental and Natural Resources

Breaking News: Phoenix AMA Has Abundant Groundwater and Will Still Have Abundant Groundwater in 100 Years

On June 1, 2023, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs revealed the results of a new groundwater model prepared by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (“ADWR”) that predicts the future availability of groundwater for pumping throughout most of the Phoenix Active Management Area (the “Phoenix AMA”) over the 100-year period mandated by ADWR’s Assured Water Supply […]

June 12, 2023 | 12 min read | Tagged: ADWR, AMA, Arizona, Groundwater Code

Fred Breedlove Counsel

John D. Burnside Counsel

John Habib Associate

L. William Staudenmaier Partner

Opportunities for Public Involvement Regarding the Pinal County Active Management Area

by Fred Breedlove We posted very recently about the public’s opportunity to shape water conservation policy in Arizona Active Management Areas (“AMAs”), but there are presently two other opportunities to develop Arizona water policy that the public can get involved in. In the Pinal AMA, efforts are ongoing to address a shortfall of groundwater supplies […]

February 28, 2020 | 1 min read | Tagged: Active Management Areas, AMA, Pinal AMA

Fred Breedlove Counsel

Pinal Active Management Area Stakeholders Address Projected Water Deficit

by L. William Staudenmaier In November 2019, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) released the results of an updated groundwater model that projects a groundwater availability deficit over the next 100 years in the Pinal Active Management Area (AMA) in central Arizona. The 100-year projection is driven by Arizona’s Assured Water Supply program, which […]

January 10, 2020 | 4 min read | Tagged: Active Management Area, ADWR, AMA, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Pinal County, water

L. William Staudenmaier Partner