What was billed as a routine water-conservation workshop hosted by the Community Water Company (CWC) on November 14 became a surging forum for community worry over Hudbay Minerals proposed Copper World mine and its impact on the local aquifer.

CWCs conservation meeting, held at the Joyner Green Valley Library, typically draws a modest audience. But this time, more than 100 people showed up, far more than the rooms 84-person capacity, and many were turned away at the door.

The high turnout stemmed in large part from a mailer circulated by the environmental advocacy group Save the Scenic Santa Ritas (SSSR), which urged residents to attend and demand transparency about minings potential strain on the aquifer.

At the heart of the debate is Copper Worlds permitted groundwater usage. Accordin

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