ADWR News Article Archive
Published: July 2, 2020
ARC met for the first time with a goal of preparing AZ for the tough negotiations to come on how best to manage the SW’s most important surface-water resource
Published: June 18, 2020
During the successful Drought Contingency Planning (DCP) process that kicked off for Arizona almost exactly two years ago, water issues dominated the headlines.
Published: June 8, 2020
After 11 years of service on the Mexico-United States International Boundary and Water Commission, Roberto Salmón Castelo has stepped down from his position
Published: May 19, 2020
When it comes to finding worthwhile material for keeping the young ones occupied during these long weeks of sheltering in place, the need remains great even as the stack of interesting, educational options dwindles.
Published: April 27, 2020
The technology of the webinar may not be new, but its status as an increasingly valuable means of public outreach is.
Published: April 17, 2020
When 40 million people and some of the most fruitful croplands in the world rely heavily on a single source of water, it seems only natural to want to know as much as possible about the source.
Published: April 9, 2020
A public celebration of Arizona’s water professionals scheduled for April 13 at the State Capitol has been cancelled, just as nearly every other public gathering nationwide has been cancelled this spring, a result of efforts to stem the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
Published: April 2, 2020
Let’s face it: Arizona Water Awareness Month – which is now – is not exactly an attention-getter this year.
Published: March 27, 2020
On a mission to reassure Arizonans that their tap water is secure in these unsettled times, a group of agencies including ADWR and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has released an informational statement observing that “Arizona’s water supplies remain safe and resilient."
Published: March 20, 2020
ADWR Continuing Operations
Published: March 10, 2020
In this data-heavy “Age of Information” in which we live, agencies like the Arizona Department of Water Resources constantly struggle with how to make information we collect more easily available to the public.
Published: February 27, 2020
Last fall, the NWS began noticing a pattern emerging in its modelling of the approaching winter in the Southwest. It wasn’t exactly a happy pattern.
Published: February 14, 2020
The Water Protection Fund website upgraded
Published: February 6, 2020
The Kanab ambersnail, was disrupted suddenly in 1996 when high-volume water-flow events from Glen Canyon Dam began scouring the canyon.
Published: January 24, 2020
Published: January 16, 2020
Published: December 13, 2019
New Water Bank website designed with the user in mind
Published: December 5, 2019
Funding opportunity for projects dedicated to Conserving Arizona groundwater now accepting applications
Published: November 22, 2019
ADWR Drought Recommendations for Winter
Published: November 7, 2019
ADWR hydrologists on November 1 presented a detailed outline of Department's updated model run for the Pinal Active Management Area numeric groundwater flow model.