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In the short-term, Arizona, California and virtually the entire Southwest are free of drought but long-term drought alleviation is a different animal
ADWR News Article Archive
Published: April 27, 2017
ADWR Dir. Buschatzke, toured the APS nuclear facility along with Hunter Moore, adviser to Gov. Ducey on natural resources issues, and Asst. ADWR Dir. Chandler
Published: April 19, 2017
Wetter soil conditions in the Colorado River’s Upper Basin could mean big releases into Lake Mead next year
Published: April 13, 2017
River advocates single out Arizona Water Resources for working to save "America's Most Endangered River"
Published: April 5, 2017
ADWR employees step up with ideas for conserving and defending Arizona's most precious resource
Published: March 31, 2017
Keynote speaker Clint Chandler of ADWR assures rural growers and residents that their issues are a top priority for Gov. Ducey: "We ask you to stay tuned."
Published: March 22, 2017
The second part of a discussion with Arizona's top weather climatologists about drought, rainy winters and why California gets more "atmospheric rivers" than us
Published: March 17, 2017
Gila River tribe joins with State, Federal, local and philanthropic leaders on a sweeping cooperative effort to conserve Colorado River water in Lake Mead
Published: March 9, 2017
Record snowfall in the Sierra Nevada...double the average snow in parts of the Rockies... one "atmospheric river" after the next hitting the coast...and enough snowpack in the eastern Arizona mountains to give Lake Roosevelt an outside chance of filling up this spring...yet Arizona remains in drough
Published: March 1, 2017
Touring Arizona's mountain watershed by helicopter in a time of moisture abundance
Published: February 22, 2017
Utah State University analysis of proposal finds water savings would be slight and ecological hazards plentiful
Published: February 16, 2017
A conversation with Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke about the on-going, multi-state struggle to save Lake Mead
Published: February 9, 2017
It's still early, but much of Arizona's watershed, as well as the western face of the Rockies, is experiencing higher-than-normal precipitation, too
Published: February 2, 2017
New chairman cites leadership on protecting Lake Mead as key duty
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
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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