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Arizona lawmaker says drip‑irrigation program exceeded water‑savings estimates, urges continuation
Summary
Representative Griffin told a House caucus that a drip‑irrigation water‑savings program has met or exceeded initial estimates — saving up to 50% in some projects — and said lawmakers should continue the program. Sponsors for four House bills, including HB 2638, indicated concurrence with Senate amendments during the same session.
Representative Griffin, speaking after indicating she concurs with the Senate amendments to House Bill 2638, said the state’s drip‑irrigation program has met or exceeded expectations and urged lawmakers to continue it.
"This is a great program. We've initiated and originally said that we could save up to a third of the water, and some of the projects that we've been at, we're saving over 50% of the water with this drip system. So it is it's a successful program, and we need to continue it and save water," Representative Griffin said.
The remarks came during a brief House caucus session in which several sponsors stated they concurred with Senate amendments to their bills. Representatives Gress, Martinez and Carbone each told the caucus they concur with Senate amendments to House Bills 2370, 2753 and 2928, respectively. The transcript excerpt records those sponsor concurrences but does not show a roll‑call vote on the amendments.
Griffin contrasted the program’s original estimate of saving "up to a third" of water with project results she described as "over 50%" savings at some sites. The caucus record in the excerpt contains no further detail on the number of projects, locations, beneficiaries or funding sources for the program.
After Griffin’s remarks, the session leader asked for questions and, when none were offered, moved on. The excerpt does not document any formal committee action, implementation timeline or funding decision tied to the program.
For readers tracking the bills mentioned: the sponsors in the excerpt stated concurrence with Senate amendments to House Bills 2370, 2753, 2928 and 2638; the transcript does not include the text of the amendments or a vote tally for those measures.
