ADWR News Article Archive

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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That’s a cap! ADWR well-capping team acts fast to cover dangerous open wells
Published: Fri, 05/31/2019
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
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Arizona participates in historic agreement to protect the CO River system & Lake Mead
Published: Thu, 05/23/2019
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
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Inter-agency drought group recommends continuation of “drought declaration”
Published: Wed, 05/15/2019
This year? A tougher call. But, in the end, a single cold, wet winter does not make Arizona drought-free
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A former ADWR Director who lived life “full steam ahead” has passed away
Published: Thu, 05/02/2019
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
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New “Open Data Portal” makes tapping into ADWR’s spatial datasets and web apps even easier
Published: Thu, 05/02/2019
ADWR releases a new Open Data Portal which is a more consumer-friendly means of retrieving the Department’s spatial datasets and web applications
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Celebration! Is it so wrong to revel in good water news for a change?
Published: Fri, 04/19/2019
After enduring more than 19 years of lingering drought in the Southwest and its implications for the Colorado River system, we think not
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Congress zips into action, quickly approving long-sought CO River DCP Authorization Act
Published: Fri, 04/12/2019
In the end, it was the speed propelling the legislation through Congress that proved most stunning to observers
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Colorado River DCP Proposals Get A Positive, Enthusiastic Reception In Congress
Published: Fri, 03/29/2019
Support in Congress for the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plans took a big step forward this week
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CO River Basin States submit drought plans to Congress; USBR rescinds Fed. Reg. notice
Published: Fri, 03/22/2019
On Tuesday, Colorado River Basin states submitted drought plans to Congress while the Commissioner of Reclamation rescinded their notice in the Federal Register
Interactive tool for searching groundwater-rights information now live on ADWR website
Interactive tool for searching groundwater-rights information now live on ADWR website
Published: Thu, 03/14/2019
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
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It’s touch & go: Strong snowpack season may not keep Lake Mead out of shortfall this year
Published: Wed, 03/06/2019
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
Interactive precipitation map makes following storms fun!
Storm tracking made easy: Interactive precipitation map makes following storms fun!
Published: Fri, 02/22/2019
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
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Persistent rainy, snowy skies altering many regions of the SW for the better this winter
Published: Fri, 02/15/2019
The same big mid-February storms battering the West Coast this winter will likely produce substantial watershed accumulation in Arizona as well
One of the world’s great natural wonders, the Grand Canyon National Park, turns 100
One of the world’s great natural wonders, the Grand Canyon National Park, turns 100
Published: Fri, 02/08/2019
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