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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
ADWR News Article Archive
Published: January 12, 2018
Water Resources director briefs Arizona lawmakers on prospects for large-scale desalination, Arizona’s water challenges and opportunities
Published: December 21, 2017
Documentary producers Kathleen Ferris and Michael Schiffer talk with Arizona Water News about their experiences at memorializing on film Arizona water history
Published: December 6, 2017
Director Buschatzke testifies before Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Hualapai Tribe’s Colorado River water-rights settlement
Published: November 30, 2017
Sister agency to Water Resources develops handy, user-friendly app for “citizen scientists” to provide water-quality data
Published: November 22, 2017
U.S. Senate confirmed Brenda Burman as the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner. She is the first woman to ever lead the Bureau
Published: November 16, 2017
State panel recommends governor extend drought yet another year
Published: November 9, 2017
Fully 86% of State farms are family owned and operated
Published: November 1, 2017
One of the last pieces of legislation sponsored by Sen. Jeff Flake prior to his announcement of not seeking re-election in 2018 was, predictably, about water
Published: October 19, 2017
Overall, the public reaction to Minute 323 has been positive. However, there is one potentially significant aspect that has largely escaped media attention
Published: October 11, 2017
Inspectors hit 100-percent mark for inspections for first time ever
Published: October 4, 2017
This commentary first appeared in a special section on water policy published on Sept 29 by the AZ Capitol Times and is re-published here with their permission.
Published: September 27, 2017
“Minute 323” commits two nations to water-conservation efforts at Lake Mead
Published: September 22, 2017
Drought and population growth contribute to the well-water crisis in northern Valley foothills, but at the heart of it is the region’s hydrology
Published: September 12, 2017
Agreement delivers greater certainty for Arizona water users and economic opportunities for the Hualapai Tribe
Published: September 8, 2017
Wide variety of agencies and communities join to kick off innovative “Water Loss Control Pilot Project”
Published: August 30, 2017
Atmospherically speaking, everything is tied to everything else
Published: August 25, 2017
Bureau of Reclamation’s annual August projections foresee improving hydrology at Lake Mead, but trouble down the road
Published: August 17, 2017
Conservation efforts adding 14 feet of water at the great reservoir have made the difference
Published: August 11, 2017
Need for reform includes assuring Arizona’s Colorado River allocation is never sold to out-of-state interests
Published: August 3, 2017
ADWR director testifies on Capitol Hill on Arizona's readiness for extended drought