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Arizona Dairy Firm to Cut Water Use, Aid Residents

1/9/2026

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced an agreement with Riverview LLP, a major dairy company, to reduce water usage and contribute $11 million to aid residents affected by declining groundwater.
The deal targets Willcox-area water depletion and dry wells.
Riverview LLP will phase out irrigation on 2,000 acres in 12 years.
Some residents welcomed the agreement.
Others remained skeptical that it goes far enough.

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced an agreement with Riverview LLP, a major dairy company, to reduce water usage and contribute $11 million to aid residents affected by declining groundwater.
The deal targets Willcox-area water depletion and dry wells.
Riverview LLP will phase out irrigation on 2,000 acres in 12 years.
Some residents welcomed the agreement.
Others remained skeptical that it goes far enough.