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STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – The Arizona House of Representatives took a critical step this week toward addressing the state’s pressing groundwater challenges on Tuesday, as the House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy, and Water advanced House Concurrent Memorial 2003 (HCM2003). Sponsored by Representative Gail Griffin, Chairman of the House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee, the measure urges the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the State Land Department to invest in stormwater recharge infrastructure at 331 sites on state trust land that the agencies have identified as suitable for maximizing groundwater recharge. “County supervisors, flood control districts, and natural resource conservation districts have the authority to construct stormwater detention bas...

Yuma, Ariz. – The City of Yuma encourages motorists and bicyclists to share the road in the interest of promoting safety and preventing injuries. “Sharing the road is everyone’s responsibility” is the theme of the first in a series of messages that will appear on the City’s social media and video platforms designed to raise awareness and mutual respect for others on the road. The phrase “sharing the road is everyone’s responsibility” is a call to action for riders and drivers to acknowledge that both must act to ensure their own and each other’s safety. It’s also a reminder that the same rules of the road apply to both vehicles and bicyclists and that patience and understanding provide a foundation for safe streets. Motorists should understand that cyclists have the right to use a full ...