Opinion: Action must be taken in order 'to prevent Arizona's water crisis from becoming a water catastrophe.'
It’s a fairly simple question: Should the precious groundwater under Arizona’s rural communities be used to quench the thirst of Arizona’s men, women and children … or Saudi Arabian cows?by state government in my life.”The sapping of our state’s rural groundwater has been a problem for a very long time, ignored mostly by the Arizona Legislature. There are regulations in Arizona’s urban areas that have to do with pumping groundwater.
Back in 2016 I spoke with La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin about the situation. She told me, “Once it’s gone, our water is gone. We want everyone to live here. We want the farmers to do what they do because they’re important to the local economy. We want the generations of families who have been here to continue to live here. But things have to change or that can’t happen.”Irwin is still on the job. Still raising concerns. Still looking for action.
Just recently Irwin told another reporter, “Now we have all these different companies coming in and depleting our natural resources, and that’s an issue. And that’s something the state, at some point, is going to have to address.“Attorney General Mayes says she is going to challenge the lease agreement with the Saudis.
She said, “Every single day counts. That water is coming out of the ground every single day. Arizonans are right to be outraged that the State of Arizona would allow a Saudi-owned corporation to stick a straw in the ground and suck the water out for free.
Mayes might be able to help with the Saudi deal, but that’s only part of the problem. If Arizona lawmakers don’t act soon the business interests draining the state’s aquifers will continue to do so until the cows come home.
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