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Attend in person or on ZOOM.  Mark Holmes, water resource consultant, will describe how improved regional planning and cooperation will help solve water problems in the Prescott Active Management Area (PrAMA) and in the Big Chino Valley. 

To attend in-person, join us at the Granite Peak Unitarian Congregation building at 882 Sunset, Prescott (2 blocks west of True Value). The presentation will start at 10 a.m. There will be coffee and snacks at 9:45 a.m. for informal conversations before the program. 

To attend on Zoom, please register here:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItdOqhrz0qHtDE3309pr95UYUedqCRW4R5

After registering, you will immediately receive a confirmation email with the meeting link.

Mark Holmes is a Registered Geologist with long experience in municipal water management in Chino Valley and cities in the Maricopa Valley. He will describe why we need regional management, who should participate, and how we can make it happen. He will review some successes and failures other areas have experienced.

Arizona groundwater management has not been successful in the Prescott AMA, named by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) as the worst performing in the state. Groundwater overdrafts continue to reduce groundwater levels, Del Rio Springs is nearly dry, the base flow of the Verde River is declining, and domestic wells are failing on the edges of the aquifer. Although the cities in the AMA share a common water resource, they continue to compete for more water to facilitate growth. Instead, cities and county should begin to work together on regional water planning.

About CWAG: Founded in 2002, the mission of the Citizens Water Advocacy Group is to protect the flow of the upper Verde River and to protect the long-term water supply for the Quad Cities region. CWAG develops science-based positions on critical water issues and educates citizens and elected officials on sensible water policies.