Preserve Golden Valley For Future Generations
Long-term Drought Conditions
Quarterly Drought Status Update: April - June 2025
With a somewhat wetter April to June 2025, Exceptional (D4) long-term drought slightly reduced in Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties. Still, with July 2020 to June 2025 as the 5th warmest and 4th driest on record, some amount of Exceptional (D4) long-term drought remained in every county. Extreme (D3) long-term drought slightly decreased in Pinal and Pima counties, while areas along the Four Corners saw a slight reduction in Severe (D2) long-term drought.
Quarterly Drought Status Update: April - June 2025
With a somewhat wetter April to June 2025, Exceptional (D4) long-term drought slightly reduced in Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties. Still, with July 2020 to June 2025 as the 5th warmest and 4th driest on record, some amount of Exceptional (D4) long-term drought remained in every county. Extreme (D3) long-term drought slightly decreased in Pinal and Pima counties, while areas along the Four Corners saw a slight reduction in Severe (D2) long-term drought.
The simple chart below shows the amount of population increase in Arizona from 1980 to 2024 (light blue). The (dark blue) shows the water well levels dropping.
Golden Valley Current Well Heath - New Development Presentation
Saturday, August 16, 2025
In Golden Valley a housing developer Angle Homes is proposing to build 3,000 to 4,000 homes in the preliminary phases. There is wording that they may go as high as 20,000 homes. The current population of G.V. is 8,801 as of the 2020 Census. US Census for Mohave County is 2.2 people per household. So, population increases of 6,600 to 8,800, up to 44,000 people are expected. 80%, 100%, up to 500% population increase. With water wells dropping 1'-per-year in GV, how will this impact future water in a sustained draught which Arizona is currently experiencing. Send Comments