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Committee readies grant application for potential Sonoita Creek Aquifer Management Area
Summary
A planning group met in June and the committee reported a grant application for designation of an Aquifer Management Area (AMA/RMA) is due in September; committee members said no state bills were reviewed and hope for a fall special session on enabling legislation.
The Sonoita Creek Flood and Flow Study Committee said on July 18 it is preparing a grant application to support a possible Aquifer Management Area (AMA or RMA) for the Sonoita Creek watershed.
Bob Proctor, committee member, said the planning group met in June and that a grant application is due in September. Howard Buchanan, committee member, told the group no bills relevant to the designation were considered by the state legislature this session and said he is hoping lawmakers call a special session in the fall to consider enabling legislation.
Why it matters: designating an AMA or RMA could affect groundwater management, recharge and pumping rules, and coordination among upstream and downstream users across the watershed.
The committee did not record formal legislative action at the meeting; members discussed the timetable for the grant application and the need to track any state-level bill activity that would enable an AMA or similar management area.
Next steps: the committee will advance the grant application ahead of the September deadline and monitor state legislative developments.
