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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
ADWR News Article Archive
Published: February 2, 2017
New chairman cites leadership on protecting Lake Mead as key duty
Published: January 25, 2017
Spectacular drone video shot by Arizona Geological Survey of new fissure sparks wave of media attention
Published: January 18, 2017
It’s wet out there. But is it really the end of the “D” word? Is the Great California Drought really done?
Published: January 12, 2017
Latest land "subsidence" monitoring report finds lower ground levels and fissures in some regions of Arizona
Published: January 6, 2017
We help assure the water supply. For the entire state. And we do more. Lots more
Published: December 28, 2016
University of Arizona researchers find that water-related best management practices are reducing golf-course reliance on fresh water.
Published: December 21, 2016
The Department of Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation famously use the annual December meetings of Colorado River water-users to announce big policy changes
Published: December 14, 2016
The Arizona Department of Water Resources has created a live blog of events as they occur at the Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas.
Published: December 8, 2016
Water Resources staff tour one of the largest, and most efficient, users of re-used water in the western U.S., the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Published: December 8, 2016
We have learned that even in the wettest of eras, fresh, clean water is an asset to be valued, protected and conserved
Published: December 1, 2016
In a time of change, water knowledge is vital. For decision-makers. For lawmakers. For the public at large.
Published: December 1, 2016
Passionate representative of Arizona’s agricultural community at the state Legislature, Rick Lavis, 76, passed away Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Published: November 23, 2016
Former Arizona Governor and former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt discusses the Arizona Groundwater Management Act, which was passed under his watch in 1980
Published: November 18, 2016
How the state's most celebrated water management tool came to pass
Published: November 9, 2016
Hey! Here’s an idea: Let’s start a competition to see who can make the best beer out of… reclaimed water!
Published: November 2, 2016
Water reuse soon may play a bigger role in expanding Arizona's water supplies
Published: October 26, 2016
Community gardens may be running afoul of state groundwater-conservation law
Published: October 20, 2016
Arizona Water Protection Fund gets to work at the ecology-fixing business.
Published: October 12, 2016
Water Resources planning-and-permitting specialist Joel Klein, is laying the groundwork for an exhibit about the wild & bawdy “punk scene” of the 70s & 80s
Published: October 5, 2016
Why the arguments for "decommissioning" Glen Canyon Dam don't hold water