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Advisory group flags wording, local water concerns as Coconino County updates water-resources chapter
Summary
Advisory-group members reviewed revisions to the water-resources chapter, requested wording changes (including replacing “permit” with “statement of claim”), raised local water-quality concerns such as Oak Creek, and asked staff for clearer sourcing on modeling cited for eastern Coconino County groundwater impacts.
Members of the Coconino County advisory group reviewed revisions to the draft water-resources chapter and identified multiple wording and factual clarifications they want before the chapter moves to a 60-day public review.
Advisory members said the draft incorrectly uses the term “permit” in at least one place and asked staff to replace it with the correct term — a “statement of claim” — to reflect how water rights are described in the county’s materials. They also requested edits to a paragraph on “water demand and future supply,” recommending punctuation and word changes to improve clarity and to remove a phrase they said read awkwardly.
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