By Monica D. Spencer | InMaricopa
Maricopa’s water utility provider is pumping more groundwater but says its “sophisticated model” has allowed it to save even more, too.
Global Water Resources pumped 3.1 billion gallons of groundwater last year, according to its annual report that it presented to the Maricopa City Council last week.
That’s a 300-million-gallon increase from 2022 and 400-million-gallon increase from 2021. A report on groundwater pumping was not provided in 2023.