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Leave It Better WM
A partnership between Navajo County, the City of Show Low, the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, the American Ground Water Trust and Arizona Water Company.
Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Heber-Overgaard and other communities in the White Mountains region north of the Mogollon Rim are located in the Little Colorado watershed. The watershed is comprised of approximately 26,964 square miles in northeast Arizona and northwest New Mexico.
Groundwater's greatest threats are groundwater contamination, overuse and depletion, nitrates, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and improperly managed on-site wastewater treatment systems.
When it rains in other areas of a watershed, the precipitation percolates into the groundwater supply through permeable surfaces like mulch, turf, and gravel.![]()
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In some areas of the world, people face serious water shortages because groundwater is used faster than it is naturally replenished. In other areas groundwater is polluted by human activities like overuse of chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and poor management of septic systems. Contaminants from these sources can seep down into aquifers from the soil surface.
When it rains or snows in the mountains, the resulting runoff (from either rain or snowmelt) flows into the surface waterways or seeps through cracks and fissures in the rock, becoming part of the groundwater supply. Groundwater is used for drinking water by more than 50% of the people in the United States, including almost everyone who lives in rural areas.
An area of land that channels rainfall and snowmelt to rivers, streams, and creeks.![]()
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-Mountain ranges/high points on the land make up the boundaries of a watershed.![]()
-Water flows from the high points/watershed boundaries to the low points (rivers, streams, and creeks) due to the force of gravity.
Arizona Water Company
American Groundwater Trust
Email: [email protected]
Website: agwt.org
Town of Pinetop - Lakeside
Navajo County
City of Show Low
