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Why the Groundwater Management Act?

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Saturday, October 18, 2014
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Groundwater is being pumped from aquifers faster than it is able to be naturally replenished. The Groundwater Management Act (GMA) was established by the Arizona State legislature to regulate groundwater use and determine a safe yield goal for recharge of water and recovery.
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Policy, Legislation, and RegulationWater Supply and ScarcityWater Supply and ScarcityGovernanceIntegrated Water Resource ManagementIntegrated Water Resource Management
Resource type: 
Topical Report
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United StatesNorth America
Resource Scale: 
Regional

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