YOUR LOCAL CIVIC REFERENCE
Understand the issue.
Examine the evidence.
A place to follow Yuma’s public records, check claims, and find the context that connects them.
FOLLOW THE ISSUE
Current topics
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Yuma Biosolids / AgTech
A source-first guide to Yuma’s biosolids debate: the lease decision, City contract, fly research, PFAS questions and the records still needed.
ASSESS THE EVIDENCE
Latest claim checks
A claim is a starting point for examination. Its status tells you what the available evidence supports.
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Claim under review: Do local landfills guarantee capacity and prices for replacement disposal?
This page documents an unresolved claim or research lead. It is not a finding of fact. UNRESOLVED. WEAK SOURCING. Existence of a landfill is not proof of spare capacity or price.
- Unverified
Claim under review: Did AgTech cause millions of dollars in annual crop losses?
This page documents an unresolved claim or research lead. It is not a finding of fact. UNRESOLVED. CAUSATION NOT ESTABLISHED. An attributed loss allegation is not an audited damages figure.
- Unverified
Claim under review: How many jobs were lost because of the State Land action?
This page documents an unresolved claim or research lead. It is not a finding of fact. UNRESOLVED. WEAK SOURCING. Concern about jobs is not a count of layoffs or proof of no effect.
GO TO THE RECORD
Latest public records
Official records, original studies, and reporting, with their scope and limitations.
- Government record
Yuma County Clerk of Superior Court contact information
Official court-clerk information for locating the appropriate records office.
- Scientific study
Research on Salmonella exposure in recycled residuals
Arizona Board of Regents bibliographic page for a scientific publication.
- Government record
Arizona courts eAccess information
Judicial Branch information on accessing court documents.
- Government record
ADEQ cleanup information for Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Agency page about a separately identified cleanup site.
- Government record
Arizona Corporation Commission December 2021 meeting highlights
Official Spanish-language summary of Commission actions.
FOLLOW THE CHRONOLOGY
Current timeline
- Timeline event
Attorney General issues statement on the biosolids investigation
The September 10, 2026 statement describes the office’s role and says its investigation continues. It is not a court disposition.
- Timeline event
Governor announces AgTech-related State Land lease action
The September 10, 2026 release describes one default and four nonrenewals. The underlying lease instruments and later procedural developments require separate review.
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City Council passes biosolids removal and disposal award
The Council action is listed as passed September 2, 2026. It records an estimated annual award, not money already paid.
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EPA announces draft biosolids guidance for public comment
The July 1, 2026 agency announcement concerns PFOA and PFOS risk-reduction recommendations. It is not a national land-application ban.
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Reported date under review: ADEQ inspection 492518
This page documents an unresolved claim or research lead. It is not a finding of fact. UNRESOLVED. ORIGINAL RECORD NOT OBTAINED FOR THIS REVIEW. The displayed date is a reported date under review, not a freshly authenticated event date. No time of day is asserted. What is documented: The retained research identifies inspection 492518 and reports April 9, 2026 as the inspection date. What is alleged: The research describes adult-fly observations within an air-program inspection. These descriptions await authentication against the original report. What is inferred: Neither a limited non-detection nor an air inspection establishes the principal regional fly source or clearance under all environmental programs. What evidence is missing: The original report, its scope, date and any companion inspection records. What would resolve the question: Compare the original dated records with the reported chronology and preserve the limits of each observation.
THE STANDARD WE WORK TO
Evidence has limits.
We make those visible.
Every claim check separates what the record establishes from what it does not. Open questions stay open until there is evidence to answer them.
SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE
Recent explainers
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Claim under review: what is documented about the reported AgTech lawsuit?
This page documents an unresolved claim or research lead. It is not a finding of fact. UNRESOLVED. ORIGINAL RECORD NOT OBTAINED. The complaint, service history and exact pleaded claims remain unverified.
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AgTech, California Biosolids, and Yuma: The Documented Record
State figures and company statements document an interstate connection. They do not reconstruct every shipment, acquisition or cause of a route change.
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Yuma’s Biosolids Contract and the Cost Question
The Council award gives an estimated annual amount. Actual spending and replacement-disposal costs need invoices, operational data and comparable quotes.
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PFAS and Biosolids: What We Know About Yuma
PFAS occurrence is documented in biosolids research. Local concentration, exposure and responsibility require a separate chain of evidence.
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The Yuma Fly Problem: What the Evidence Shows and What It Doesn’t
Historical studies, County statements and current complaints answer different questions. None should be made to prove more than it measured.
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What Arizona’s AgTech Lease Action Actually Established
The State announced a lease decision. The announcement, its reasons, the company’s response and environmental causation are separate parts of the record.
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The Yuma Biosolids Dispute: A Timeline
A chronology of supported research, requests and public actions, with event dates kept separate from scientific findings.
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What Are Biosolids and Why Are They Used in Yuma?
Wastewater treatment leaves solids that need a management route. The Yuma debate concerns how that material is treated, used and monitored.