Two bills moving in the state House aim to remove some of the mystery involved in determining whether a home for sale in rural Arizona has an adequate water supply.

Under state law, only the first buyer of a home in most of parts of rural Arizona must be informed if its water supply has been deemed inadequate. These areas are outside of active management areas, where new developments are required to have 100-year assured water supplies.

House Bill 2141, sponsored by Rep. Ed Ableser, D-Tempe, would require developers to file a statement of water adequacy with the county recorder if a property is outside of an AMA.

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