US EditionLongtime lawmaker shapes the debate as Arizona grapples with dwindling water supplies
- Earlier this month, the Arizona legislative session saw Gov. Katie Hobbs propose water regulations, but the bipartisan deal failed without Rep. Gail Griffin's support.
- Amid two decades of dry conditions and higher use, residents said at a town hall last year that wells are drying up and drilling costs have soared, highlighting groundwater management urgency.
- As committee leader since 1997, Rep. Gail Griffin oversees water and land use committees, shaping legislation and decisions on bills' fate.
- In response, residents and lawmakers said Griffin’s strict approach has infuriated them, worried that unfettered pumping is causing wells to run dry.
- Without legislative action, Gov. Katie Hobbs could use executive orders to impose regulations in areas like the Willcox Basin, amid ongoing frustrations over failed groundwater code efforts.
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Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study — ProPublica
By Abrahm Lustgarten, Graphics by Lucas Waldron, Illustrations by Olivier Kugler for ProPublica ( ProPublica ) – As the planet gets hotter and its reservoirs shrink and its glaciers melt, people have increasingly drilled into a largely ungoverned, invisible cache of fresh water: the vast, hidden pools found deep underground. Now, a new study that examines the world’s total supply of fresh water — accounting for its rivers and rain, ice and aquif…
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