There’s been a lot of growth in the Douglas Groundwater Basin in Cochise County over the past several years. And that growth is leading to a shrinking groundwater supply.

There’ve been efforts to limit the amount of pumping that can happen, but as a new investigation found, those efforts have not been all that successful.

Brendon Derr, an investigative reporter with the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, spoke about the issue with The Show.

Helen Wieffering

Brendon Derr

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