Rural Water

Rural water refers to the water supplies available outside of Arizona's Active Management Areas, Irrigation Non-expansion Areas and Indian reservations. Many rural areas in Arizona rely on non-renewing groundwater supplies as their primary source of water. 

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Story Map

Learn more about the "groundwater hotspots" within Arizona where there are significant concerns around underreported shrinking groundwater supplies.

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GIS Application

In arid climates like Arizona's, aquifers take thousands of years to fill, but modern technology enables humans to use up groundwater far faster than nature replenishes it. The Arizona Groundwater Dashboard provides insights on groundwater demand and supply in each of the state's 51 groundwater basins.