Environmental

Arizona's 'Active Management Areas' (AMAs) were established to address:

AWildfire management in forested areas of northern Arizona
BCritical groundwater overdraft in specified areas of the state, requiring water users to comply with conservation and management requirements to achieve safe yield✓ Correct
CActive agricultural management practices in rural Arizona
DRadioactive contamination from uranium mining in the Navajo Nation

Explanation

Arizona's five AMAs (Phoenix, Tucson, Pinal, Prescott, Santa Cruz) were designated under the 1980 Groundwater Management Act in areas where groundwater was being pumped faster than it was replenished. AMAs require permits, metering, and conservation programs for major water users, with the goal of achieving safe yield (balance between withdrawals and recharge).

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