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ADWR field researchers launch a northwestern Arizona “basin sweep”
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The Hualapai Basin sweep kicked off late in February and will continue through the end of April.
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ADWR News Article Archive

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.
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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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Arizona water leaders vow to work on a system-wide agreement to protect the Colorado River
Published: Tue, 08/30/2022
ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke and Central Arizona Project General Manager Ted Cooke released a statement outlining Arizona’s efforts to help stabilize the troubled Colorado River system.
Statement of Claimant Locator Map
New Interactive Map for AZ Water Rights Claims Now Online in ADWR’s Adjudications Division
Published: Wed, 08/03/2022
ADWR’s Adjudications Division – a part of our team that deals with the nature, extent and relative priority of water rights in Arizona, which is one of the most complex areas of water law – has just put online an interactive tool that puts more information at the public’s fingertips.
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AZ water leaders lay out plans for facing the emerging crisis in the Colorado River system
Published: Fri, 07/22/2022
Arizona’s water leaders laid out the path forward for contending with the difficult choices facing all of the Colorado River system’s water users
With Third-Straight “La Niña” Likely, Drought Panel Recommends Continuing Drought Status
With Third-Straight “La Niña” Likely, Drought Panel Recommends Continuing Drought Status
Published: Thu, 06/02/2022
The State panel concluded that Arizona remains locked in the chronic drought conditions that have plagued the Southwest for more than two decades.
Morning Scoop panels discuss water shortage issues and solutions facing the Southwest
Morning Scoop Panel Discusses Water Shortage Issues and Solutions Facing the Southwest
Published: Fri, 05/27/2022
The latest “Morning Scoop” panel discussion sponsored by the Arizona Capitol Times focused on a broad overview of the water issues facing Arizona.
ADWR and CAP host “Shortage Briefing” on unstable condition at Lake Powell
ADWR and CAP Host Shortage Briefing on Unstable Conditions at Lake Powell
Published: Fri, 05/13/2022
The Shortage Briefing event was hosted by CAP General Manager Ted Cooke and ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke.
Michael J. Brophy Distinguished Service Award to ADWR’s chief counsel, Ken Slowinski
At Long Last: ADWR Chief Attorney Receives Prestigious State Bar Environmental Award
Published: Thu, 04/21/2022
The prestigious Michael J. Brophy Distinguished Service Award presented to ADWR’s chief counsel, Ken Slowinski.
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WAM events: USGS researchers describe their roles in keeping tabs on AZ’s water supplies
Published: Mon, 04/11/2022
One of the first WAM events this year demonstrates some of the impressive advances hydrologists have made in their studies of the movement of water in Arizona
Arizona Water Awareness Month
Water Awareness Month: Now, More than Ever
Published: Thu, 03/31/2022
Welcome to Water Awareness Month 2022. As part of the effort to keep the public aware of the many ways they can help conserve water, ADWR and our many WAM partners have organized a month of events promoting wise water use.
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