Home Builders

A state agency acted illegally in imposing what developers are calling a "tax'' they have to pay to build in certain areas that don't have regular sources of water, a judge has concluded.

The Department of Water Resources will allow Buckeye to withdraw up to 5,926 acre-feet of water a year from the Harquahala basin in western Arizona for up to 110 years. That is enough to serve more than 17,000 homes.