By Howard Fischer | AZ Capitol Times
Key Points:
- Arizona approves first-ever water transfer from rural Arizona to active management areas
- Buckeye is now allowed to withdraw nearly 6,000 acre-feet of water from Harquahala basin
- Transfer will serve over 17,000 homes in Buckeye for 110 years
State water officials approved the first-ever legal transfer of water from rural Arizona into one of the state’s “active management areas” on July 18.
The Department of Water Resources will permit Buckeye to withdraw up to 5,926 acre-feet of water annually from the Harquahala basin in western Arizona for up to 110 years. That is enough to serve more than 17,000 homes.
