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Riverview Dairy’s Water Rights Battle | Mesa News
In southeastern Arizona, Riverview LLP is racing to secure grandfathered groundwater rights for tens of thousands of acres, a move that could lock in water for farming and inflate property values as the state tightens rules in the drought-stricken Willcox basin. Designated an Active Management Area, the region now requires special certificates for groundwater use—proof of irrigation between 2019 and 2024—and Riverview, with its massive acreage and history of water-intensive crops, is poised to get a huge allotment. Yet, the move sparks backlash: homeowners face dry wells and skyrocketing…
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