Op-Ed: In with a Willcox AMA, out with Rep. Griffin

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It's time to declare an Active Management Area (AMA) in the Willcox Basin. And then let's retire Rep. Gail Griffin this election so that we can do even better to protect our groundwater.

We moved to the Kansas Settlement area south of Willcox 15 years ago to plant a vineyard and be part of the growing wine industry. We drilled a well in 2009. Since then, the water has dropped a whopping 100 feet. That is like the height of a 10 story building. Folks, that is not OK.

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