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Hobbs announces $60 million in water investments statewide

Water in tarp with dirt
Chelsey Heath/KJZZ
Water storage on an Arizona farm in 2024.

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced $60 million in funding for water projects across Arizona.

A statement from the governor’s office says the money will be used to advance technology, improve infrastructure and help conservation.

The state’s Water Infrastructure Finance Authority will receive just under $15 million. Last year, the Legislature cut funding that was previously promised to the authority.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will get about $5 million to identify and remedy PFAs, or forever chemicals, in water.

Funds will also develop new groundwater index wells in rural areas of the state to track aquifer levels.

The money comes from the American Rescue Plan Act and will not be impacted by the federal funding freeze.

Greg Hahne started as a news intern at KJZZ in 2020 and returned as a field correspondent in 2021. He learned his love for radio by joining Arizona State University's Blaze Radio, where he worked on the production team.