Greater Phoenix, the region with the fastest population growth in the US, is confronting a reckoning that will block future growth: Arizona has determined that there isn't enough groundwater left in the region for all of the already approved housing projects under development.
State officials are moving to stop developers without approvals from building some new subdivisions, a clear signal that the era of explosive growth in Greater Phoenix is coming to an end, the New York Times reported.
The state said it would not issue new permits for home construction in parts of Maricopa County where homes rely on well water—which includes most of the area in the surrounding desert where the suburbs of Phoenix—with a population approaching 5M—have rapidly been expanding.
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