![]() ![]() This new site is a reminder of the challenge. Over the years, some cleanup efforts have been more successful than others.īut it's becoming more critical than ever for the state to have a strategy to transform polluted groundwater into potable drinking water at best and safe irrigation water at worst as the state's population and water demands continue to swell. Groundwater contamination has plagued communities across Arizona for decades, hindering the use of precious aquifers. It's the latest in Maricopa County to be added to the state's Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund list, which catalogs environmental investigations and cleanups. ![]() Hundreds of feet beneath a residential neighborhood in Maryvale, toxic chemicals have been leaching into the groundwater.Īrizona's top environmental regulator deemed this square-mile site a major contamination site last fall. ![]()
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