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These people do work in the desert. I have a buddy that drills wells here in Arizona and he WILL NOT put a drill into the ground without a Witcher. I have a really hard time with "witching" from a logical POV, but my buddy and his $130k truck/equipment swear by it. I call that putting your money where your mouth is.

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The test would be finding a spot where a witcher says there isn't water, and then drilling there.

There's water almost everywhere in the ground -- the questions are is there enough of it to meet the need? is it usable (ie: not contaminated with salt or toxic chemicals)?

> There's water almost everywhere in the ground

In Arizona?

Yes.

https://new.azwater.gov/aaws/maps-resources will give you a good idea of how far down wells have to go in various areas of Arizona.

Particularly https://azwatermaps.azwater.gov/gwsiweb/

> I call that putting your money where your mouth is.

Others would say "A fool and his money are soon parted".

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