2022-04-10 Water reality – shock

Data gathered by the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) since 1985 describes our water reality: the Prescott Active Management Area (PrAMA) has the highest overdraft percentage in the state. Water levels in the Little Chino aquifer, the northern part of the PrAMA, have fallen over 100 feet. Over 500 wells on the edges of the aquifer are in trouble. Del Rio Springs, the historical source for the Verde River, is now less than 10% of the original flow. The base flow of the Verde River declines every year.