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2020 Year in Review: Overcoming pandemic hurdles to continue serving the public
NEWS
2020 served up nothing but challenges, that is, save the grit, determination and sense of innovation that helped ADWR rise above those challenges
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ADWR News Article Archive

League of Women Voters of Arizona
The Age of Webinar: Conducting presentations in a time of social distancing
Published: Mon, 04/27/2020
The technology of the webinar may not be new, but its status as an increasingly valuable means of public outreach is.
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New Colorado River Basin Climate & Hydrology Report May Be Most Valuable Ever
Published: Fri, 04/17/2020
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.
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Water Professionals Appreciation Week celebration cancelled, but the work goes on
Published: Thu, 04/09/2020
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.
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This year, Water Awareness Month means keeping kids safe... and busy
Published: Thu, 04/02/2020
Let’s face it: Arizona Water Awareness Month – which is now – is not exactly an attention-getter this year.
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Arizona water agencies act to assure security and resiliency of State water supply
Published: Fri, 03/27/2020
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."
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ADWR Creates Informational “Continuing Operations” Web Page FOR COVID-19 Inquiries
Published: Fri, 03/20/2020
ADWR Continuing Operations
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Making data useful: Interactive technology helping give public access to huge datasets
Published: Tue, 03/10/2020
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.
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The late-winter water report: drier weather makes an unwelcome return
Published: Thu, 02/27/2020
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.
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All in the family: Water Protection Fund website upgraded
Published: Fri, 02/14/2020
The Water Protection Fund website upgraded
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AZ Game and Fish experts help rare Grand Canyon snail survive some rough waters
Published: Thu, 02/06/2020
The Kanab ambersnail, was disrupted suddenly in 1996 when high-volume water-flow events from Glen Canyon Dam began scouring the canyon.
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ADWR Chief Attorney to receive prestigious State Bar environmental award
Published: Fri, 01/24/2020
In December, the Bar’s environmental section honored Ken Slowinski, Chief Counsel of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, with its prestigious Michael J. Brophy Distinguished Service Award.
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2019 Year In Review: Signing Colorado River agreement top water story for AZ
Published: Thu, 01/16/2020
Water news in Arizona and the Southwest in 2019 certainly wasn’t limited entirely to the big signing of the Colorado River system-wide Drought Contingency Plan in May.
New Water Bank Website Design
New Water Bank website designed with the user in mind
Published: Fri, 12/13/2019
New Water Bank website designed with the user in mind
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Program Dedicated to Conserving AZ Groundwater Accepting Applications
Published: Thu, 12/05/2019
Funding opportunity for projects dedicated to Conserving Arizona groundwater now accepting applications
Drought Panel Recommendations on Drier Winter
Drought panel recommends continued drought declaration as experts foresee a drier winter
Published: Fri, 11/22/2019
ADWR Drought Recommendations for Winter
ADWR Pinal Model Run
ADWR posts Pinal Model run information
Published: Thu, 11/07/2019
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.
Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Awards
Leaders of DCP effort take home AZ Forward “Governor’s Award” for environmental excellence
Published: Wed, 10/02/2019
In several respects, the big environmental winner this year in the Southwest has been in the realm of water
Morning Scoop panelists (from left to right): Representative David Cook, EPCOR Director Joe Gysel, City of Phoenix Water Director Kathryn Sorensen, Central Arizona Project General Manager Ted Cooke, and Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom B
The Next Big Thing: Arizona prepares for the next step in CO River management discussions
Published: Thu, 09/19/2019
So, it really was a news scoop. That was revealed in the morning. A regular… morning scoop.
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Breaking free: Arizona still has a long way to go to bust loose of drought, long term
Published: Fri, 06/21/2019
In the short-term, Arizona, California and virtually the entire Southwest are free of drought but long-term drought alleviation is a different animal
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Director envisions a “Great Crusade” ahead for CO River community in coming negotiations
Published: Thu, 06/13/2019
ADWR Director Buschatzke recently described the lessons that he said needed to be learned from the long, complicated Drought Contingency Plan negotiations
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