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Phoenix communities eye water in Arizona's rural areas

by KJZZ
| June 29, 2020 12:03 AM

Central Arizona has been booming — more people, more houses, more need for water. There’s also a long-term drought, and less water to buy from the Central Arizona Project canal system. It’s leading Phoenix exurbs to cast about, looking for new buckets.

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