Ballot question to remove Douglas AMA is thrown out
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Cochise County for being the first to approve a residents’ initiative to attempt to remove the Douglas Active Management Area (AMA), but the county now found the lawsuit worthwhile and removed the initiative from the November ballot. Cochise County Election Commissioner Bob Bartelsmeyer confirmed on […]
Douglas AMA challengers get AMA back on the ballot
Just a few months after voters in Cochise County approved the Douglas Basin Actively Managed Area (AMA), the issue is being turned on them again. A group in Cochise County collected enough valid signatures to put on the ballot a question asking voters to decide whether the Douglas AMA should be retained this November. According […]
Douglas AMA management goal not sufficient, residents claim | Cochise County
DOUGLAS — Attorney General Chris Mays thanked the community for visiting Douglas to speak at the Arizona Department of Water Resources hearing on June 28 about management goals for the new Douglas Basin Actively Managed Area. was expressed. She reprimanded the ADWR for supporting efforts to control the dwindling groundwater supply and not providing updates […]
Willcox Groundwater Basin AMA petition signatures certified for November ballot
Photo of contributed file: Arizona Water Advocate Chair Ashley Dahlke and Treasurer Rebecca Wills voted more than needed to set up an active management area for the Wilcox Groundwater Basin in the November ballot. I am preparing to submit a petition with the signatures of AWD was recently notified that more signatures than required were […]