Arizona AG Backs Independent Review of Mining Water Impacts

By Burstable Editorial Team•
Arizona AG Kris Mayes acknowledges community concerns over South32 Hermosa project dewatering and water quality, backing independent review for Santa Cruz County.

TLDR

  • Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes backs independent review of South32 Hermosa dewatering, giving opponents a regulatory lever to demand verified data.
  • Calabasas Alliance seeks cross-checking of dewatering models against peer-reviewed research and regulatory datasets to assess aquifer drawdown and contamination.
  • The Attorney General's acknowledgment supports protecting Southern Arizona water and public health from mining pollution and PFAS risks.
  • Residents near Patagonia Lake fear a cone of depression from high-volume pumping could lower wells and surface flows, prompting calls for independent hydrology.
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