Lawsuit to protect San Pedro River advances

Dr. Robin Silver walks along the San Pedro River.Melanie Kay  / Earthjustice
Dr. Robin Silver walks along the San Pedro River.Melanie Kay / Earthjustice

(Earthjustice News release)

The challenge to the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ (ADWR) approval of a massive groundwater pumping project that threatens the survival of the Upper San Pedro River in Southern Arizona took a major step forward Thursday when Earthjustice, representing Dr. Robin Silver, presented its legal claims in an opening brief in a lawsuit in Arizona Superior Court.

This lawsuit seeks to protect the river flows that sustain the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, a reserve managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to protect and enhance the San Pedro and the natural systems that it supports.

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