By Tony Davis | Arizona Daily Star
Arizona proposes to pull back from its flat ban on building new subdivisions served on groundwater in the booming fringes of Phoenix.
A draft of a new proposal would partially walk back a flat ban that the state imposed on the approval of new developments in part of suburban Phoenix that use groundwater. The new draft would, critics say, allow such growth to occur under specific circumstances.
The practice that would now be allowed is commonly called “commingling,” and the Arizona Department of Water Resources had long opposed it in the past.
“Commingling is an incredibly important part of a solution that allows for sustainability and development.” – Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group founder and president
