Developers want water limits changed for homes

Valley developers want lawmakers to alter 43-year-old laws that restrict construction in areas without adequate water supply.In a press release, the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona is not disputing that the state Department of Water Resources concluded that areas around Buckeye and Queen Creek do not have the 100-year assured water…

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Flower Child: Owned By Cheesecake Factory And Expanding

Flower Child, now owned by the Cheesecake Factory, specializes in salads and grain bowls and healthy … [+] food. Pictured is its Gilbert, Arizona location.Courtesy of Flower ChildSam Fox who launched Fox Restaurant Concepts has been an innovator and disrupter who once launched 15 independent eateries. Never one to duplicate himself, one of his eateries…

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Arizona proposes framework for converting wastewater into purified drinking water

Recently, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality released a proposed roadmap outlining plans to convert treated wastewater into purified drinking water.“Advanced water purification has the potential to provide a reliable source of purified water that can alleviate water scarcity issues faced in much of Arizona,” said Randall Matas, deputy director of the water quality division…

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Why a 100-year supply? How Arizona got its famous, yet arbitrarily numbered groundwater rule

Arizona’s 100-year water supply requirement came into sharp focus this year when Gov. Katie Hobbs announced news of a potential shortfall.It came up again recently when state Senate President Warren Petersen publicly discussed why the requirement is 100 years and not some other number.Petersen, R-Gilbert, said the number is arbitrary during a meeting about the…

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