Arizona limits construction around Phoenix as its water supply dwindles; Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose comments

By Christopher Flavelle, Jack Healy | New York Times Arizona has determined that there is not enough groundwater for all of the future housing construction that has already been approved in the Phoenix area, and will stop developers from building some new subdivisions, a sign of looming trouble in the West and other places where overuse, drought and climate change …

WASHINGTON POST: Phoenix area can’t meet groundwater demands over next century; Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group founder and president, says firm is ready to help

By Joshua Partlow, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Isaac Stanley-Becker | Washington Post There is not enough groundwater underneath the Phoenix metropolitan area to meet projected demands over the next century, a finding that could threaten the current home-building boom in outer suburbs that are among the fastest growing parts of the United States, according to an analysis of the groundwater supply released Thursday. …

FOX 10: Gov. Hobbs puts pause on water supply certificates; Jordan Rose, Rose Law Group founder and president shares insight

  Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs announced construction around Phoenix will be limited moving forward to protect groundwater supplies. This comes after Arizona was one of three southwestern states to reach a historic agreement to cut millions of gallons of Colorado River water usage over the next four years. FOX 10’s Lindsey Ragas reports. Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose: “ADWR …

David Johnson, water lawyer and chair of Rose Law Group’s water law department, explains what the groundwater announcement means for development

By David Johnson, Rose Law Group “Though a decision like this was expected at some point, it was thought that the announcement might come in a few years and be limited to certain areas of the Phoenix AMA where groundwater overdraft was particularly prevalent.  Today’s announcement was neither years away nor limited in scope as it applies across the Phoenix …

Microsoft agrees to pay for wastewater services in Valley

Provided by the City of Goodyear (Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Microsoft.) By Phoenix Business Journal Microsoft will build three data center campuses in the West Valley. Redmond, Washington-based tech giant Microsoft Corp. has agreed to switch its cooling system for future data centers in Goodyear and invest more than $40 million to expand the city’s wastewater capacity through an updated development agreement …

Water dreams dashed: Major issues with Scottsdale’s proposal in Rio Verde Foothills water crisis, says Maricopa County Supervisor and Rose Law Group Partner Thomas Galvin

By Hunter Bassler | 12 News Phoenix PHOENIX — Just when a solution was on the horizon, it looks like the residents of Rio Verde Foothills will have to keep waiting for water. Scottsdale recently came forward with a proposal to resupply the unincorporated community with water after cutting residents off at the beginning of the year. Maricopa County rejected …

Maricopa County Supervisor and Rose Law Group Partner Thomas Galvin has a better idea on how to fix Rio Verde Foothills water crisis

By William Pitts | 12 News Phoenix Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin of District 2 said he’s not sold on Scottsdale’s plan to end the Rio Verde Foothills water crisis. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors met in executive session Thursday to get legal advice about any forthcoming agreement. So far, the City of Scottsdale has not proposed an official agreement but passed a resolution describing what the city would agree to. About 500 homes in Rio Verde Foothills, north of Scottsdale, have been without a reliable source of water for eight weeks since Scottsdale cut them off. Those homes are …

Arizona says developers lack groundwater for big growth dreams in the desert west of Phoenix; Jordan Rose, founder and president of Rose Law Group, highlights solutions

Low water level strip on cliff at Lake Mead. View from Hoover Dam at Nevada and Arizona border, USA By Brandon Loomis | Arizona Republic A newly released state report on groundwater supplies under the desert west of Phoenix signals difficulty ahead for developers wishing to build hundreds of thousands of homes there. It also signals the start of an effort by …