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Mohave County debates state groundwater policy as farmers and residents demand better data
Summary
The Mohave County Board heard hours of public testimony and technical briefings Nov. 17 before agreeing to take policy points to the Legislature: require measurable management plans, mandatory metering for large wells, local representation on governance bodies and incentives for recharge — while many farmers and residents urged more farm-level data before any restrictions.
Mohave County supervisors spent the bulk of their Nov. 17 meeting debating draft county positions for pending state groundwater bills after staff and USGS-modeled studies showed a possible long-term deficit in the Hualapai (Wallapai) Valley.
Development Services Director Scott Hultry told the board the basin contains roughly 28,000,000 acre-feet of groundwater above the 1,200-foot level ADWR treats as usable, and annual withdrawals across municipal, domestic and agricultural users are currently estimated at roughly 35,000–40,000 acre-feet. "There is roughly about 28,000,000 acre feet of groundwater," Hultry said, adding natural recharge estimates of about 5,000–10,000 acre-feet per year and noting monitoring wells show…
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