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The Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District will be having our first open meeting Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 9AM virtually via Zoom Meeting.

The Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District will be having our first open meeting Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 9AM virtually via Zoom Meeting.

The Coconino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the creation of the Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District (BRWID) at 9:50 pm at the end of their Public Hearing Meeting on Monday, June 29, 2020.

On October 24, 2020, the Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District (BRDWID) appointed Paul D. Schmidt, a Tamarron Pines property owner and Arizona registered voter willing to serve, to complete the first class, four-year term of Jeremy Westfall, a Timber Ridge Ranch property owner, who resigned from the Water District Board on September 26, 2020.

Arizona’s groundwater levels are plummeting in many areas. The problem is especially severe in unregulated rural areas where there are no limits on pumping. The water levels in more than 2,000 wells have dropped more than 100 feet since they were first drilled. The number of newly constructed wells is accelerating, and wells are being drilled deeper and hitting water at lower levels.

Following our July 20, 2019 second public update on the Blue Ridge Water Improvement District, the Steering Committee Leadership has worked hard to answer some of the many questions and concerns raised by the attendees. Working with third parties, we have been able to gather some professional opinions and assessments using their expertise.

BRWID is on the June 29 Supervisors’ Agenda! We need your support before then. Tell the Coconino County Board of Supervisors that you support the creation of a Blue Ridge Water Improvement District.