No Water, No Growth

Arizona legislators have passed a bill limiting urban and rural growth in areas where water is in low supply. Final approval is expected from the governor.

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May 29, 2007, 10:00 AM PDT

By Nate Berg

"Arizona lawmakers voted Thursday to expand the state's growth management efforts, approving a bipartisan bill to empower counties and cities to place new restrictions on rural development without adequate water supplies."

"Legislative approval of the measure came a quarter-century after the 1980 enactment of a historic groundwater management law imposing new pumping and irrigation restrictions in 'active management areas.'"

"Those areas include Phoenix, Tucson and Prescott. Those urban-oriented restrictions were aimed at curbing groundwater depletion that outpaced natural replacement."

FULL STORY: Arizona passes limits on growth

Friday, May 25, 2007 in The Los Angeles Times

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