HB2758 would allow a New York investment fund to drain 26 billion gallons of groundwater from La Paz County aquifers, eliminating the only state law protecting groundwater for rural communities. La Paz County supervisors are asking for more regulation, not less. The bill passed the House and awaits a Senate floor vote.
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"Native American households are nearly 19 times more likely than white households to lack indoor plumbing, a stark reminder of the systemic neglect of tribal infrastructure."
The American Relief Act, 2025, signed into law by President Joe Biden providing $1.7 trillion in federal funding to maintain government operations through March 2025, does not include the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement, or the Navajo Nation Rio San Jose Stream System Water Rights Settlement Agreement.
“As a business, if I increased all my prices by 50%, I’d be probably in a lot of trouble as a business and the public would hold me accountable,” she said. ”I hope that we can hold the water company accountable."
https://www.azfamily.com/2024/12/19/almost-50-increase-water-rates-proposed-sedona/
"Special programs and funding could help growers save more water and adapt to some of the Douglas and Willcox AMA rules. Orr said he expects the Water Irrigation Efficiency Program, run by the university, could help."
"In other areas in Pinal County, that water source has been completely cut back. I mean it's been cut back 100 percent. And so those farmers in those areas are in a much more critical situation..." according to Schnepf.
"Gila River Indian Community Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, who serves on the governor’s council, supports the program.
“The ag-to-urban concept could be, and I think we all know will be a critical tool for us in the coming years,” he said."
"Arizona's Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) took a step toward importing billions of gallons of water from out of state, but it'll likely be many years before that happens."
"More than 30 million Americans could be hit with a water shortage after plumbing issues were found with a major US dam that sits on the Colorado River, officials warn."
“The Arizona Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water voted on March 21 to allow WIFA contract negotiations to be conducted in secret and be exempted from Arizona’s Public Records Law.”
…this is how corporations take our power 💧
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