? Pinal County’s Toxic Experiment: The Truth About HB 2753 and Your Water ?

HB 2753 MRSA WATERIn Arizona, water isn't just precious—it's life. Yet, thanks to lobbyists, politicians, and big developers, Pinal County residents are part of a dangerous experiment: House Bill 2753. Marketed as sustainable growth, this law authorizes developers and water companies to pump treated wastewater directly into our drinking-water aquifers. But what exactly are we drinking, showering in, and using every day?

Here’s the cold, hard truth.

⚠️ What’s Really in Your "Treated" Wastewater?

Despite marketing terms like "A+ Rated" or "reclaimed water," wastewater treatment plants—even the most sophisticated—simply cannot remove all contaminants. According to numerous U.S. government studies and expert reports, treated wastewater often still contains:

❌ MRSA and Other Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states explicitly:

"MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) can survive wastewater treatment processes due to its strong resistance capabilities."

These antibiotic-resistant superbugs thrive in moist, warm environments. Imagine this pumped into warm underground aquifers—conditions ideal for MRSA to multiply and spread.

❌ Pharmaceuticals and Hormones

Even advanced wastewater treatment can't entirely remove pharmaceutical drugs, hormones, and chemical contaminants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acknowledges:

"Pharmaceutical residues remain detectable in reclaimed wastewater. Long-term human health impacts are unknown."

Everyday medicines—from birth control pills to antidepressants—flow from household drains to aquifers, contaminating our water supplies.

❌ Microplastics and PFAS Chemicals

Plastic pollution and "forever chemicals" (PFAS) persist through conventional wastewater treatment. The EPA highlights:

"PFAS chemicals are resistant to breakdown and known carcinogens, immune disruptors, and endocrine disruptors."

Plastic particulates accumulate, entering drinking water and thus our bodies, posing long-term health risks we are only beginning to understand.

?️ How HB 2753 Undermines Arizona’s 100-Year Water Law

Arizona’s historic 100-year assured water supply law requires developers to prove a sustainable, clean water source for new construction. Lobbyists and developers discovered a loophole:

  • Step 1: Developers claim they can meet water-supply requirements by injecting "A+ treated" wastewater back into aquifers.

  • Step 2: The State, influenced heavily by developer lobbyists, grants credits and exemptions.

  • Step 3: Developers build thousands more homes, condos, and apartments without proving real, fresh water availability.

It’s a perfect scheme for developers: They make billions, while residents unknowingly bathe, drink, and cook in recycled wastewater.

? Trading Sewage for HOA Tax Credits

Developers trade treated wastewater credits to municipalities for lucrative HOA tax breaks and reduced infrastructure fees. It’s a direct financial incentive for cities to overlook long-term health risks:

  • Developers build densely packed subdivisions.

  • Municipalities benefit short-term from new construction fees and property tax bases.

  • Residents end up footing the long-term health and environmental costs.

This scheme effectively means you're already paying the price by exposing yourself—and your children—to contaminated water daily.

? From Parks to Golf Courses: Pushing Reclaimed Water Everywhere

Initially, reclaimed water was promoted as safe for landscaping—HOA lawns, school fields, golf courses, and public parks. Politicians and lobbyists successfully convinced many communities that “A+ reclaimed water” posed no risks. However, numerous studies now confirm:

  • Playing sports or enjoying HOA grass treated with reclaimed water increases risks of bacterial infections, especially from cuts and scrapes.

  • Exposure to reclaimed water environments has been linked to increased MRSA infection rates.

The CDC explicitly warns about this scenario:

"Skin exposure to contaminated water or moist surfaces can lead to MRSA infections."

? Serious Health Risks from MRSA and Superbugs

MRSA isn't just a minor health concern—it's potentially life-threatening. This bacterium can cause severe infections, skin lesions, abscesses, bloodstream infections, pneumonia, and sepsis. It’s resistant to most antibiotics, requiring complex and expensive treatment, and can quickly escalate into serious health crises, especially for young children, elderly, or immunocompromised individuals.

Imagine this: your child falls and scrapes their knee on grass irrigated by treated sewage. Suddenly, an ordinary scrape becomes a severe, potentially deadly infection.

? Zero Long-term Studies or Safety Assurance

Perhaps most alarmingly, there have been no comprehensive, long-term studies on the safety of recharging aquifers with treated wastewater in the warm, desert climate of Arizona. Warm aquifers provide ideal breeding grounds for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, potentially creating a serious public health disaster.

Without proper scientific testing, the entire population of Pinal County becomes involuntary guinea pigs in a dangerous experiment—one designed solely for developer profits.

? Know the Names: Who Sold Out Your Safety?

These individuals, lobbyists, politicians, and developers actively pushed or facilitated HB 2753, despite known risks:

  • Rose Law Group (Key lobbyists advocating water policy beneficial to developers)

  • Supervisor Stephen Q. Miller (Chairman, District 3 Supervisor, openly supportive of developer-friendly water policies)

  • Supervisor Mike Goodman

  • Supervisor Jeffrey McClure

  • Lobbyists aligned with Maricopa County developers and mega-development groups

Important: Most of these individuals do not even live in Pinal County. They profit from your risk but face none of the consequences personally.

⚠️ Your Family’s Health or Their Profits?

HB 2753 isn’t about sustainability or growth—it's about developers making billions by putting your family’s health at risk. You're showering, drinking, and playing in water that contains antibiotic-resistant bacteria, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and carcinogenic chemicals.

Enough is enough. Know the facts, know the names, and demand accountability.

Don’t let lobbyists poison Pinal County for profit. It’s your water, your health, and your future.

 

? Take Action: What YOU Can Do RIGHT NOW

1. VOTE & CAMPAIGN:
It doesn’t matter if you live in their specific district—your voice counts. Not only can you vote these supervisors out, but you can actively campaign against them. Show up at Board of Supervisors (BOS) meetings and local events. Demand they publicly answer the tough questions about their reckless water decisions and cozy ties to big developers and lobbyists.

2. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE:
Pinal County Supervisors like Stephen Q. Miller, Mike Goodman, and Jeffrey McClure have sold you out. They prioritized developer profits and lobbyist lobbyist wet dreams over your health. Make sure everyone knows their names. Share this information widely on social media, with neighbors, and within community groups.

3. "BUD LIGHT" THE ROSE LAW GROUP:
The Scottsdale-based Rose Law Group is behind many policies harming our county, from crap water schemes and unchecked HOA sprawl to relentless pushing of marijuana dispensaries and the deceptive Prop 495—a blank check for rubber-stamping lucrative contracts at your expense.

Here’s how to push back hard:

? Leave a 1-Star Review for Rose Law Group.
Imagine if half a million residents across Pinal County did this—it would send an unmistakable message to these lobbyists and developers that we refuse to let them poison our water for profit. Click Here

Your voice matters. Take action, fight back, and protect your community.
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