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ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke
Buschatzke tabbed once again as an Arizona “Leader of the Year”
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ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke has been named by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of Arizona’s “Leaders of the Year” for 2023 in environmental policy
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ADWR News Article Archive

ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke
Buschatzke tabbed once again as an Arizona “Leader of the Year”
Published: Fri, 09/15/2023
ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke has been named by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of Arizona’s “Leaders of the Year” for 2023 in environmental policy
ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke
ADWR Director joins Tribal Leaders in celebrating historic water rights settlement
Published: Fri, 09/08/2023
ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke joined tribal and federal officials to help celebrate the Hualapai Tribe’s historic water rights settlement
Getting the word out: ADWR uses a host of media for keeping the public informed
Getting the word out: ADWR uses a host of media for keeping the public informed
Published: Fri, 08/11/2023
Public agencies that provide direct services to their “customer base” – another way of saying “taxpayers” – have a wide variety of ways to get their service message out to those customers these days.
National Weather Service Forecaster Takes a Look at the Balance of our Long, Hot Summer
National Weather Service forecaster takes a look at the balance of our long, hot summer
Published: Wed, 08/02/2023
Arizona Water News asked the NWS’s lead forecaster to flesh out moisture and temperature expectations for the balance of the summer.
Our searing summer: We wish he hadn’t called it, but he called it
Soaring July temps, a late monsoon: The savvy "ICG" pros called it all... in May
Published: Fri, 07/28/2023
The ICG panel's bi-annual presentations are among the most under-appreciated and most informative two hours of drought and climate analysis available.
Colorado River
Humpback Chub: The Tale of a Grand Canyon Native Fish Species
Published: Wed, 05/24/2023
The Grand Canyon is renowned for its geological structures and historic human explorations, but less is known of the endemic fish – the humpback chub - that adapted to survive the grueling pre-dam conditions of the Colorado River.
City of Phoenix
A glossary of the often complex terms describing the amazing nature of ‘groundwater’
Published: Thu, 05/11/2023
The following set of groundwater-related words, terms and phrases should prove helpful to non-experts who are seeking to better understand the nature of the water beneath our feet.
Hoxworth Springs
Restoration project supported by ADWR’s Water Protection Fund deemed a “great success”
Published: Thu, 05/04/2023
In times of severe drought, hydrological success stories can come few and far between, so a report from the U.S. Forest Service – Coconino National Forest about a successful restoration project on the Verde River watershed is welcome news
Water Awareness Month Festival 2023
First-ever Water Awareness Month festival is on the way!
Published: Thu, 03/23/2023
Conservation and water awareness still matter. Maybe now more than ever.
View from Hualapai Mountain
ADWR field researchers launch a northwestern Arizona “basin sweep”
Published: Wed, 03/15/2023
The Hualapai Basin sweep kicked off late in February and will continue through the end of April.
Bartlett Dam
Heavy winter snowpack prompting releases from Salt River Project reservoirs
Published: Thu, 03/09/2023
SRP recently began a low-level release of water from its Verde River system.
How A Productive Burst Of Winter Moisture May (Or May Not) Impact Drought In The Southwest
How A Productive Burst Of Winter Moisture May (Or May Not) Impact Drought In The Southwest
Published: Thu, 02/16/2023
Dr. Saffell addressed precipitation, and several other factors that ultimately impact the amount of moisture that makes its way into state reservoirs.
How a productive spate of winter moisture may (or may not) impact drought in the Southwest
How a productive burst of winter moisture may (or may not) impact drought in the Southwest
Published: Thu, 01/26/2023
Following is ADWR Water News’ discussion of overall current moisture conditions in the Colorado River Basin with NWS Lead Meteorologist O’Malley.
Eastbound view of the I-10 area near Buckeye, Arizona
ADWR releases much-anticipated Hassayampa sub-basin groundwater model
Published: Fri, 01/20/2023
Earlier this month, the Arizona Department of Water Resources released the Hassayampa Groundwater Model, a numerical basin-scale groundwater model that projects water usage by existing and planned development in an area west of the White Tank mountains and northwest of Phoenix.
2022 Year in Review
Sure, it was mostly about the Colorado River, but it wasn’t all about the river
Published: Thu, 12/29/2022
As water news goes, all 2022 water-related stories bend the knee before those about the Colorado River and its unstable reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
WMAP Dashboard
The latest in user-friendly tech from Water Resources: the WMAP Dashboard
Published: Mon, 12/12/2022
ADWR's new "Water Management Assistance Program interactive dashboard” provides information on project funding and other details related to the program
Arizona weather and climate experts report on the moisture conditions in the Southwest
Arizona weather and climate experts report on the moisture conditions in the Southwest
Published: Thu, 11/17/2022
Arizona’s Drought Interagency Coordinating Group meets twice annually recommends to the state’s Governor whether to continue an official drought declaration.
Arizona’s Colorado River leaders provide update for State’s water users and providers on negotiations to save the system
Arizona’s Colorado River leaders provide update on discussions to save the system
Published: Thu, 11/10/2022
State water providers and users hear grim news on slow progress of shortage-sharing talks
Aerial view of Lake Mead
Following the Colorado River story: A primer on water terminology
Published: Thu, 11/03/2022
To assist the rapidly growing audience of people around the world who are following the Colorado River story, ADWR has prepared the following primer on many of the terms that inevitably populate the discussions about water in the Southwest
ADWR Director and CAP General Manager give grim assessment of Colorado River conditions
ADWR Director and CAP General Manager Give Grim Assessment of Colorado River Conditions
Published: Fri, 09/16/2022
Wednesday’s “Morning Scoop on Water Issues in Arizona” served up an hour-long assessment of the State’s water supply during the current drought conditions.
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