Under law, runoff from open feedlots must be controlled so that it does not enter a stream. Settling basins and infiltration channels are simple, effective, economical means of runoff control.

One result of the growing competition for water is increased attention to the use of artificial recharge to augment ground water supplies. Stated simply, artificial recharge is a process by which ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story misidentified San Tan Valley. In an overgrown and dried-up basin outside San Tan Valley, ringing bells and the occasional cacophony of ...