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Town Hall Forum Held to Discuss Water Challenges In Southwestern Arizona

Amanda Solliday - KAWC

More than 100 members of the Yuma community will collectively write a report about water use in southwestern Arizona.

At a town hall meeting held at the Yuma Main Library Sept. 25, community representatives from water organizations, agriculture, health care, military, businesses, and students met to give perspectives about water needs in the area.

The group brainstormed ideas for future water use, given drought conditions and demands from agriculture and population increases in the region.

The report will describe how a reduction in water supplied by the Colorado River would affect southwestern Arizona. Some of the issues addressed include alternative sources of water to supplement river entitlements, the economic impacts of fallowing farm ground, and water conservation methods.

Southwest Arizona Futures Forum, formerly called Yuma County Town Hall, organized the meeting.

The final document will be sent to November’s statewide town hall session, which will also focus on water.

The report will also be posted online at safuturesforum.org.