The water inside Montezuma Well-part of the Montezuma Castle Monument near Rimrock, Arizona- is ten to thirteen THOUSAND years old. The Arizona Water Company operates two commercial wells near the monument and now another water company wants to open their own high-production well just 300 feet from the boundaries of the national park.
As Devin Browne reports for the Fronteras Changing America Desk, critics allege the new well was put in without permits. They say it shouldn’t be turned on until an Environmental Impact Statement is complete.