County mulls formal opposition to water transfer

The Yuma County Board of Supervisors will consider sending a letter of opposition to a proposed sale of 5,508 acre-feet of water annually by the Mohave Valley Irrigation and Drainage District when it meets Monday. If approved, the letter will be sent to the Central Arizona Water Conservation District, which wants to buy seven farms in the Mohave Valley Irrigation and Drainage District and take over the farms' Colorado River water rights to serve its territory, which includes the Phoenix and Tucs