By Brandon Loomis | The Arizona Republic
Several Arizona water experts are calling on Gov. Doug Ducey to veto legislation, passed this week, that they denounce as weakening groundwater protection standards in two counties and threatening Arizona’s reputation for smart water management.
Senate Bill 1268 and SB 1400 would likely enable developers in Cochise and Yuma counties to build without the current requirement that they prove there’s a 100-year supply of water available to support the resulting growth. They would have to follow those rules only if the targeted city accepted them or if county officials voted unanimously in 2018 to renew them for five years.
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