But this month, Arizona's governor said groundwater in the Phoenix area may fall short within a century and announced the state would no longer approve construction in places where groundwater is the only option.
To build a house in most of Arizona, developers have to show there's enough water to last that property 100 years. It's just continuing to expand out west.ĭAVIS-YOUNG: But there's some question now of how much more these suburbs will be allowed to expand. READY: This was kind of the outskirts of town, and, actually, now it's really not. SINDY READY: They've redone the flooring, they've added crown molding, they've done painting and new shutters.ĭAVIS-YOUNG: We're in the suburb of Surprise, about 45 minutes northwest of downtown Phoenix. With demand like it's been, she expects she'll be able to sell it within a couple of weeks. She's showing me a two-bedroom that just went on the market at $445,000.
KATHERINE DAVIS-YOUNG, BYLINE: Sindy Ready has been a real estate agent in Arizona for more than 20 years. But developers say, hang on, that's not the whole story. A state analysis says Phoenix doesn't have enough groundwater to sustain the metro area's rapid growth over the next century.
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