Arizona’s challenges with water supply and housing affordability are linked. But not in the way you may think.Despite a roughly seven-fold population increase, Arizona actually uses less water now than it did in the mid-1950s.Improvements in agriculture and farming water efficiency have helped make this possible, but it’s largely due to the state’s transition from water-intensive agricultural activities to less thirsty residential and domestic uses.Now, this same phenomenon has the ability to not only generate massive water savings and take pressure off Arizona’s limited groundwater supply, but also combat a housing shortage that has made Arizona one of the most expensive places to live.A broad coalition supports ag-to-urban billAn aerial view of new home construction at a Queen Creek housing development on June 9, 2023.I am among a bipartisan coalition of local leaders, farmers and ranchers, housing advocates, water providers and others who support legislation informally known as “ag-to-urban.”The measure has already been approved by the state Senate and awaits consideration by the Arizona House.The bill addresses …
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