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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: December 1, 2016
In a time of change, water knowledge is vital. For decision-makers. For lawmakers. For the public at large.
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
Published: September 29, 2016
In 1997, we had a truly balanced, fact-based argument over the future of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell
Published: September 22, 2016
An interview with John Fleck, author of Water is for Fighting Over and Other Myths about Water in the West
Published: September 21, 2016
According to one of the most respected water journalists, the real story of water in the SW over the last 100 years hasn’t been fightin’. It’s been cooperation.
Published: September 14, 2016
The stakeholders meeting attracted an overflow crowd of over 100 residents with questions about the state laws governing groundwater extraction
Published: September 7, 2016
Reclamation's report predicted that Lake Mead’s elevation at the end of the 2016 calendar year would remain above the critical 1,075-foot level
Published: September 2, 2016
Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke discusses the department's goals with his staff
Published: August 26, 2016
The director of the Arizona Geological Survey, M. Lee Allison, tragically passed away suddenly on August 16 after falling from a ladder at his home. He was 68.
Published: August 24, 2016
Regarding the Colorado River system, it was the ultimate “good news/bad news” message
Published: August 17, 2016
Even after nearly 17 years of drought, there has not been a lot of fightin’ among the Southwestern states over the dwindling supplies of water in Lake Mead
Published: August 10, 2016
Coordinating the groups that officially declare Arizona's state of drought
Published: July 28, 2016
A 40-photo exhibit on the Southwest's most consuming passion, at the Phoenix Art Museum