Notice of Open Meeting March 27, 2021 at 9AM
Because of COVID-19, the Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District (BRDWID) will be holding its next meeting on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at 9:00 AM by Zoom Meeting.
Notice of Open Meeting February 20, 2021 at 9AM
Because of COVID-19, the Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District (BRDWID) will be holding its next meeting on Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 9:00 AM by Zoom Meeting.
Notice of Open Meeting January 23, 2021 at 9AM
Because of COVID-19, the Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District (BRDWID) will be holding its next meeting on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 9:00 AM by Zoom Meeting.
Notice of Meeting Cancellation and Notice of Next Meeting
Due to COVID-19, the Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District (BRDWID) is cancelling the December 5, 2020, and December 19, 2020, proposed meetings and will be holding the next meeting on Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 9:00 AM virtually via Zoom Meeting.
Notice of Open Meeting October 24, 2020 at 9AM
The Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District will be having our first open meeting Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 9AM virtually via Zoom Meeting.
Notice of Open Meeting September 26, 2020 at 9AM
The Blue Ridge Domestic Water Improvement District will be having our first open meeting Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 9AM virtually via Zoom Meeting.
July 2020 Update
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.
The vacant board seat has been filled
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.
Megafarms and deeper wells are draining the water beneath rural Arizona – quietly, irreversibly
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.
September 2019 Update
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.