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In the short-term, Arizona, California and virtually the entire Southwest are free of drought but long-term drought alleviation is a different animal
ADWR News Article Archive
Published: June 21, 2019
In the short-term, Arizona, California and virtually the entire Southwest are free of drought but long-term drought alleviation is a different animal
Published: June 13, 2019
ADWR Director Buschatzke recently described the lessons that he said needed to be learned from the long, complicated Drought Contingency Plan negotiations
Published: May 31, 2019
The Arizona Department of Water Resources is taking action now to lessen the risks to the public of open wells. And it is acting fast
Published: May 23, 2019
Nearly six years in the making, the system-wide CO River Drought Contingency Plan to protect the integrity of the drought-stricken river system is in effect
Published: May 15, 2019
This year? A tougher call. But, in the end, a single cold, wet winter does not make Arizona drought-free
Published: May 2, 2019
Former Arizona Department of Water Resources Director and prominent water-rights attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Rieke passed away on March 28 at her home in Seattle
Published: May 2, 2019
ADWR releases a new Open Data Portal which is a more consumer-friendly means of retrieving the Department’s spatial datasets and web applications
Published: April 19, 2019
After enduring more than 19 years of lingering drought in the Southwest and its implications for the Colorado River system, we think not
Published: April 12, 2019
In the end, it was the speed propelling the legislation through Congress that proved most stunning to observers
Published: March 29, 2019
Support in Congress for the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plans took a big step forward this week
Published: March 22, 2019
On Tuesday, Colorado River Basin states submitted drought plans to Congress while the Commissioner of Reclamation rescinded their notice in the Federal Register
Published: March 14, 2019
The latest interactive tool added to the Arizona Department of Water Resources web site – the Grandfathered Right Web Map system – is now up and running
Published: March 6, 2019
Despite all of the very positive snowpack vibes, the final unregulated inflow forecast with February precipitation for Lake Powell proved to be a bit… sobering
Published: February 22, 2019
Weather hunters looking to get detailed info on the State's storm activity should check out the Arizona Flood Warning System’s interactive precipitation map
Published: February 15, 2019
The same big mid-February storms battering the West Coast this winter will likely produce substantial watershed accumulation in Arizona as well
Published: February 8, 2019
Later this month, the nation will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the designation of one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, the Grand Canyon
Published: January 31, 2019
Still young, Winter 2019 has a story to tell: There’s good cold, and there’s bad cold
Published: January 18, 2019
At ADWR's “Junior Hydrologist Day,” the kids were wowed by the Augmented Reality Sandbox which allows users to create topographical models by shaping real sand
Published: January 14, 2019
Constructed from 120 one-gallon water jugs, the imposing a 16-foot tall Water – Use It Wisely tower is now on display in the Executive Tower lobby
Published: January 4, 2019
In mid-January, the ADWR website will feature a new “interactive” map that will allow the public to conveniently access data about their groundwater rights