Protecting Rural Groundwater

Although groundwater is the only source of water in many rural parts of Arizona, groundwater is unregulated, threatening the future of local economies and communities.

SPOTLIGHT

Storymap: Understanding Arizona’s Groundwater 

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Impacts of Unrestricted Pumping

We’re already seeing the impacts of unrestricted groundwater pumping in some rural areas.

Homeowner wells going dry

Flows in rivers and streams declining or even disappearing

Less water for agriculture and communities

More landowner conflicts

Resources & Tools

The Water for Arizona Coalition provides resources to help local communities understand, discuss, and tackle groundwater management issues to build more resilient water supplies and protect their futures.

Webinar

Sustaining Healthy Groundwater is Critical to Habitat & People 

Fact Sheet

Arizona Rural Groundwater: Get the Facts

Guide

Tools for Local Groundwater Management

Latest News

Stay up to date with the latest blog posts, media mentions, and happenings from our coalition members.

Arizona Republic

As water declines in rural Arizona, oversight faces resistance

On sunbaked farmlands where alfalfa and corn grow alongside pistachio orchards and grapevines, pumps hum as wells draw water from underground and send it flowing to fields.

AZ Central

Too many in Arizona lack water security. It's time to rethink how we manage it

Opinion: If Arizona wants to improve its new water reality, it must involve rural communities, tribes and the environment in scarcity considerations.

Business for Water Stewardship

Arizona’s groundwater contributes to 43% of state GDP

Arizona State University’s Seidman Research Institute and Business For Water Stewardship released a report estimating the economic importance of groundwater for Arizona’s five Active Management Areas.

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