Blame the inaction on a lack of consensus among interest groups, says lawmaker
By Tony Davis Arizona | Arizona Daily
What was heralded to be a big legislative session on water issues turned out to be much ado about nothing.
For much of last year, groups appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey mulled behind closed doors over a raft of proposals aimed at halting declines at Lake Mead, improving groundwater management and clamping down on operators of the $4 billion Central Arizona Project.
The governor’s staff told reporters back then that the state needed an overhaul of water laws on the scale of the 1980 Groundwater Management Act, the toughest of its kind.
To ensure enough water exists for growth, Arizona must “get its act together” on water, Ducey’s staff said.
Instead, the Legislature did:
