The Home Builders Association of Central Arizona is suing the state over its decision to stop allowing subdivisions to build on groundwater. The problem, homebuilders contend, is that the state water department made that rule unilaterally, without putting it through a formal vetting and public comment process. They are asking a judge to throw out the rule and keep it from being enforced. Which could have wide-reaching implications for Arizona. But that’s not what troubles me most about this case. It’s that this case even exists.
–Written by Johanna Allhands, Arizona Republic opinion writer

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