Rural Arizonans fight bill that would let a hedge fund sell their water to Phoenix

By: Caitlin Sievers

Outlets: Arizona Mirror

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 1,640

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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A New York City-based hedge fund wants to pump water from an aquifer in rural La Paz County to sell it to Phoenix. Despite fierce opposition from the people who live there and rely on the aquifer, a GOP-led push at the state Capitol to let that happen is attracting bipartisan support.

The McMullen Valley Basin’s aquifer is already under stress, after years of farming water-intensive crops like alfalfa caused wells to run dry …

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