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Resident warns San Pedro River drying after court-ordered monitoring wells read "dry"
Summary
At the Flood Control District meeting on Sept. 16 in Bisbee, resident Lisonbee Morris said a court-ordered monitoring well showed a June 30 "dry" reading and that multiple wells and USGS data show declining groundwater levels; she urged lawful steps to protect the San Pedro River.
Resident Lisonbee Morris told the Flood Control District during public comment on Sept. 16 in Bisbee that groundwater monitoring wells protecting federal water rights for the San Pedro River have shown critically low readings and that the river is at risk of drying.
Morris said, “Federal water rights were established to protect the San Pedro and its globally important habitat for aquatic and riparian species,” and that one court-ordered monitoring well showed a June 30 reading of “dry,”…
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