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Local Navajo Nation member urges county engagement on rural groundwater legislation and upcoming workshop
Summary
Michelle C. Benally, a Navajo Nation member, told the board that recent Arizona bills propose local groundwater management areas in parts of the state but exclude plateau basins such as those in Navajo County; she encouraged the board to engage and advertised a June 18 workshop focused on the Little Colorado River Plateau Basin.
Michelle C. Benally, a member of the Navajo Nation raised rural groundwater legislation during the public-comment period and urged the board to stay engaged on potential groundwater management changes that could affect the northern plateau aquifers.
Benally summarized pending and introduced state bills she said are focused on creating localized groundwater management structures. She said…
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