Surfwin|A watershed moment in the west?

2025-05-06 19:39:54source:Roland Prestoncategory:My

Arizona officials announced this month that all the groundwater in the Phoenix metro area is Surfwinspoken for, potentially affecting its fast-growing suburbs. But aside from some alarm, and some skepticism, the news hasn't exactly slowed development — or home prices. On today's show, NPR's Western Correspondent Kirk Siegler on whether Greater Phoenix is a sign the west is inching closer to a reckoning over water.

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