Rainfall in southern Arizona was virtually nonexistent in winter 2025. So far the summer "monsoons" have been pitiful.
The Hudbay mine in the Santa Ritas will consume massive quantities of ground water. Project Blue will consume massive quantities of groundwater, as well as effluent from the Santa Cruz which will require a miles-long pipeline, and possibly drain the Santa Cruz River north of Tucson.
I'm not a genius or a hydrologist, but these projects both appear to be extremely unwise and shortsighted. I urge local Government to strongly resist both of these projects.
Dan Egan
East side
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