Key Points: • The Ranegras Plain Groundwater Basin is in the process of becoming an active management area • The deadline for the ADWR to decide on the Ranegras Plain becoming an active management area is Jan. 17 • Agricultural pumping in the Ranegras Plain basin has averaged about 40,000 acre-feet per year since 2016

The Arizona Department of Water Resources is currently moving forward with a process to legally regulate groundwater pumping in the Ranegras Plain.

The ADWR is examining the Ranegras Plain groundwater basin to designate it as the next Active Management Area, which would give it the ability to control the amount of water being pumped. A public hearing on Dec. 18 will be the next step toward finalizing the Ranegras Plain’s AMA status, according to an ADWR spokesperson.

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