HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/04/2022 Item 079Mohave County Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 2022-068
To the Governor of the State of Arizona, the Arizona House of Representatives, and the Arizona
Senate:
WHEREAS, the Groundwater Management Act was passed in 1980, allowing for the
creation of active management areas to conserve, protect and allocate the use of groundwater
resources of the state; and
WHEREAS, at the time, the Act was considered necessary to protect and stabilize the
general economy and welfare of the state and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, five active management areas have been created pursuant to the 1980 Act;
and
WHEREAS, the Act has emphasized efficient water usage among water users from all
sectors within the active management areas; and
WHEREAS, the active management areas have aided in Arizona being one of the fastest
growing states and highly attractive to economic development, while protecting water resources
for the future; and
WHEREAS, businesses are reluctant to invest in areas where they do not have water
certainty; and
WHEREAS, rural areas do not have similar regulations or management options thus
preventingthese areas from being able to plan forthe future security and reliability oftheir water
supplies; and
WHEREAS, in some non -AMA areas, this lack of management options has resulted in over -
pumping of water, declines in wells, depletion of community water supplies, land subsidence,
declines in available surface water resources, and threats to the flows in rivers, streams, and
springs; and
WHEREAS, rural Arizona has also suffered from the lack of water regulation because they
are not able to provide similar water certainty to businesses; and
WHEREAS, many rural (non -AMA) areas are primarily or completely dependent on
groundwater for drinking water and for economic development and growth; and
WHEREAS, Arizona's flowing rivers, streams, and springs are also dependent on
groundwater for the year-round portion of their flow; and