Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs agreed to review the state’s 100-year designation of adequate water supply for a Sierra Vista housing development.
Conservation groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, sued the state in August to demand the review and revocation of the state’s 100-year water supply guarantee for the Pueblo Del Sol Water Company.
Robin Silver is one of the founders for the Center for Biological Diversity. He says homes in the development would rely on groundwater that feeds the nearby San Pedro River, and could put the river at risk.
“This makes the Pueblo Del Sol designation of adequacy for a hundred years a farce. It's still a lie. And we challenged that in court,” he said.
The lawsuit also alleges violations of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area.
Silver says the settlement lets action to be taken.
“This settlement with the governor forces the governor to reevaluate the designation of water adequacy for Pueblo Del Sol, the largest developer in the Fort Huachuca-Sierra Vista area,” he said.
Silver says the center is prepared to sue the governor again if the designation isn’t revoked.
