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Babbitt: Big Chino, the Verde River: a time for action

Former Arizona governor Bruce Babbitt expresses his concerns about threats to the scenic Verde River from proliferating subdivision proposals and lot splits, industrial agriculture and especially from excessive pumping of water by Prescott and Prescott Valley.

To learn more, view a pdf of CWAG's column in the Daily Courier, published January 18, 2022.

We are anticipating Governor Babbitt's presentation at the CWAG meeting on Sat. Aug. 13, 2022

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