Resources

 

Resource links for water issues in Arizona and Cochise County

1. Groundwater Management Act (1980) - AZ groundwater law legal description of AMA, INA, etc:  

           http://az.elaws.us/ars/title45_chapter2

2. Water for Arizona Coalition (WAC): basic facts about groundwater in rural Arizona:

          Arizona Rural Groundwater: Get the Facts

3. ADWR  website– Arizona Department of Water Resources : this is the state agency responsible for the oversight of water resources across the state, ADWR also manages the Active Management Area (AMA) process, all wells permits are filed with ADWR (domestic , irrigation and municipal), this site has interactive maps with all well locations and depth to water graphs (hydrographs) for monitored wells throughout Cochise County, excellent source on information on current AMAs, statewide water news.                                           https://new.azwater.gov/#
4. ADWR Land Subsidence Presentation -- excellent presentation on land subsidence in the Willcox Basin:              ADWR Land Subsidence in the Willcox Basin        
   

 

5. Drought Conditions for the Intermountain West -- use this site to get the latest updates on the current drought conditions for southeast Arizona.

Drought Monitor - Current Status