Background from the COCHISE REGIONAL NEWS, MAY 28 2025 Proposed McNeal feedlot raises concerns; Locals fear stench, water consumption A proposed feedlot in McNeal is raising serious concerns among local residents who fear it will adversely impact their homes through stench, water consumption, and other potential issues. According to a letter sent out to area…
As an environmental group pledged to protect intact habitats and natural resources, CRC acknowledges that groundwater pumping for industrial scale agriculture and mining poses very real threats to underground aquifers and the health of riparian habitats. Wildlife and human communities depend on reliable water resources. Aquifers are being over exploited in many parts of the…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In 1998, CRC followed and supported the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s new plan for monitoring water quality in Cave Creek and South Fork Creek. Both streams had been designated Unique Waters in…
