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   On 25 Jan 2022, Bob Duncan  posted some   
   news:sspvoq$lsig$64@news.freedyn.de:   
      
   > What kind of stupid voter elected this dumb bitch Katie Hobbs?   
      
   Due to a lack of water, the state of Arizona has announced that it will   
   not approve any more building permits for single-family homes that rely on   
   wells in Maricopa County, CleanTechnica reported.   
      
   Like much of the western U.S., Arizona has been facing a huge drought for   
   many years. A shortage of rainfall has led to residents relying on   
   underground aquifers and the Colorado River for water.   
      
   As CleanTechnica explained, the state has been using far too much water.   
   Homes, farms, businesses, and public programs have been drawing on water   
   supplies at an increasing rate, totaling 2.2 billion gallons per day in   
   Maricopa County alone.   
      
   Because of this overuse, the Colorado River and groundwater are both   
   drying up. State officials that modeled Arizona’s future water use predict   
   that in the next 100 years, the Phoenix area will need over 1.5 trillion   
   more gallons than it has.   
      
   Much of this excess water use has been driven by the growth of towns and   
   cities throughout Arizona, CleanTechnica reported. One of the worst   
   offenders is Phoenix, the state capital, which is located in Maricopa   
   County. The city is surrounded by ever-expanding suburbs that rely on well   
   water.   
      
   That’s why Governor Katie Hobbs has put a stop to new building permits.   
      
   Unfortunately, the new ban won’t stop the 80,000 building permits for new   
   homes that have already been approved. It also doesn’t cover building   
   projects that rely on river water or source their water from nearby   
   businesses and farms. According to Governor Hobbs, though, the situation   
   is under control.   
      
   “We’re going to manage this situation,” Governor Hobbs said at a news   
   conference on June 1, according to The Guardian. “We are not out of water   
   and we will not be running out of water. It is also incredibly important   
   to note that the model relates only to groundwater and does not concern   
   surface water supplies which are a significant source of renewable water   
   for our state. What the model ultimately shows is that our water future is   
   secure.”   
      
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   Just Me   
   8 hours ago   
      
   I have lived in Arizona for most of my life and am shocked by the   
   unbridled building of condos and apartments the last couple of years. We   
   “natives” have always been taught to conserve water but greed seems to   
   outweigh conservation. One of the major issues I have is with a foreign   
   company that was allowed to build a water bottling facility in the far   
   west valley! Not only did they get tax advantages to build the plant   
   (presumably because they were providing so many jobs) but they are using   
   Arizona ground water to bottle and sell back to Arizonans and others!   
   Whoever okayed that plan was an idi ot!   
      
   steve   
   8 hours ago   
      
   I’m from southern Colorado, the state and local politicians approved a   
   bunch of pot growers. These growers were literally drain all the wells in   
   the county, the locals had no water a big portion of the year. The   
   politicians answer was. The residents can put in cisterns. These people   
   are very poor. It really saddens me when the residents are sold out to the   
   corporate greed. I left Colorado   
      
   https://news.yahoo.com/major-city-announces-ban-homes-210000781.html   
      
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