He trusts the city will have enough water to brew his coffee and fill his faucets.
Buckeye’s affordability has attracted growing numbers of Black and Latino families from California, the Midwest and other corners of Arizona over the past 20 years.
On the far western reaches of the city, the realities of limited groundwater will soon start coming into focus.
The development, which is owned by the Howard Hughes Corporation, has gotten approval from state water authorities to build 7,000 homes.
The limits mean that cities on the outer edges of Maricopa County, home to 4.5 million people, must redouble their hunt for new sources of water.
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Howard Hughes Corporation
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California, Midwest, Arizona, Buckeye, Maricopa County, Mexico