Groundwater pumping, harmful development threaten endangered fish and wildlife 

<!– Earthjustice represented the Center for Biological Diversity and the Maricopa Audubon Society in challenging the lawfulness of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biological opinion, which concluded that continued groundwater pumping by the Army for Fort Huachuca, a U.S. Army base near Sierra Vista, Arizona, will not unduly impact the San Pedro River. The…

Statement of Facts in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on NEPA & CWA

Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on NEPA & CWA

Memorandum in Support of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on NEPA & CWA

Corps blindly issued critical permit for 12,000-acre development that threatens San Pedro River watershed without the comprehensive environmental review required by federal law

Order granting motion to bifurcate and extra-record discovery

For years, FWS said huge development near the river required a formal study. One phone call changed the agency’s position.

Potential settlement of federal water fights could suck the San Pedro dry

Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One

This case challenges the failure of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to reinitiate mandatory Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation regarding a Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404 fill permit the Corps issued for a residential and resort development planned on over 12,000 acres near the San Pedro River in Benson, Arizona.

Conservation groups cite violations of Endangered Species Act

The San Pedro River is a vital passageway for migratory birds, but the washes that feed its flow are in danger.

Notice of Intent to Sue for violations of Endangered Species Act in connection with Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit No. 2003-00826-SDM

Conservation groups notify federal agencies of intent to sue

Arizona Superior Court Judge Crane McClennen today reversed and vacated the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ (ADWR) approval of a massive groundwater pumping project that would have drained the Upper San Pedro River in Southern Arizona.  The court concluded that ADWR had violated state law by approving the project without evaluating whether the pumping project…

A plan to aid the San Pedro River seeks to balance needs of endangered species and Fort Huachuca.