By Jakob Thorington | State Affairs
Candidates for western Arizona’s Legislative District 30 battled it out over the district’s two open House seats on Tuesday, with all five emphasizing groundwater regulation as one of the state’s most pressing issues.
“We are in a water crisis, and it seems as though we do not have the resources or the tangible data to support our water reports,” candidate Caroline Strecker, a Mohave County area nurse and nursing instructor, said.
Strecker, who emphasized water security as the very reason she’s running for office, said she would urge the Legislature toward a better understanding of the water requirements of data centers, farms and housing if elected.
Meanwhile Grace Hecht, a former Bullhead City councilwoman endorsed by La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin, supported a measure to limit groundwater pumping from out-of-state interests like Fondomonte and give more authority to local governments to regulate groundwater usage.
