Water Conservation

Arizona’s water crisis demands immediate action and long-term solutions. As Governor, I will implement conservation measures modeled after successful programs in Nevada and reduce our dependence on the Colorado River, Lake Mead, and Lake Powell. I will review and advance long-term infrastructure projects, including desalination and other sustainable water sources, to secure Arizona’s future water supply.

While short-term measures may provide temporary relief, we need permanent solutions that make Arizona drought-resistant. I will also ensure rapid growth and high-water-use industries, including data centers, are held accountable through fair taxation, stronger development standards, and responsible water and energy use requirements. Arizona must lead the nation in water security, conservation, and resilience.

Lake Powell and the Colorado River are sending Arizona another serious warning. Historically low reservoir levels, poor snowpack, extreme heat, and growing demand show why Arizona cannot continue waiting for every water problem to become an emergency.

At the same time, rural groundwater is under increasing pressure. In Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley, large agricultural operations have drilled nearly 200 wells since 2014, raising serious concerns about the long-term security of the aquifer and residential wells around Kingman.

Arizona cannot declare the water problem solved because one lease or one company was addressed. We need a comprehensive statewide water strategy.

As Governor, I will push aggressive conservation, expand water recycling and reuse, responsibly develop brackish groundwater, pursue desalination partnerships, protect Arizona’s Colorado River interests, strengthen rural groundwater protections, and demand greater transparency and accountability from high-volume agricultural, industrial, and data-center water users.

Arizona families, farmers, rural communities, and small businesses should not be asked to conserve while massive water users operate without sustainable long-term plans.

Water is life. Water is our economy. Water is Arizona’s future. We must plan decades ahead—not crisis to crisis.