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How many homes in Arizona, on average, share an acre-foot of water each year?
How many homes in Arizona, on average, share an acre-foot of water each year?
NEWS
The question is officially begged: How many households does an acre-foot of water serve annually? The question is officially begged: How many households does an acre-foot of water serve annually?
Average Water UsageAcre Feet of WaterHousehold Water Usage

ADWR News Article Archive

AMS Success
Arizona Department of Water Resources: An end-of-year report, of sorts
Published: Fri, 01/06/2017
We help assure the water supply. For the entire state. And we do more. Lots more
"Foothills Golf Course Sunset" by neepster is liccensed under CC BY 2.0
Arizona Golf Industry Rebounds
Published: Wed, 12/28/2016
University of Arizona researchers find that water-related best management practices are reducing golf-course reliance on fresh water.
Lake Mead
Colorado River water users making progress
Published: Wed, 12/21/2016
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
Lake Mead
Colorado River water-users gather at annual conference
Published: Wed, 12/14/2016
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.
Water Resources staff tour Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Power Trip
Published: Thu, 12/08/2016
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
Colorado River in Arizona
Water in the West, Part 2
Published: Thu, 12/08/2016
We have learned that even in the wettest of eras, fresh, clean water is an asset to be valued, protected and conserved
Rick Lavis
A Special Tribute to the late Rick Lavis - one of Arizona's dearest water champions
Published: Thu, 12/01/2016
Passionate representative of Arizona’s agricultural community at the state Legislature, Rick Lavis, 76, passed away Saturday after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Monument Valley in Arizona
Water in the West, Part 1
Published: Thu, 12/01/2016
In a time of change, water knowledge is vital. For decision-makers. For lawmakers. For the public at large.
Photos Courtesy of the AZ Republic / AZ Central & the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association
Groundwater Game Changer
Published: Wed, 11/23/2016
Former Arizona Governor and former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt discusses the Arizona Groundwater Management Act, which was passed under his watch in 1980
Photo Courtesy of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association
AZ's Groundwater Management Act of 1980
Published: Fri, 11/18/2016
How the state's most celebrated water management tool came to pass
Cheers
Born-Again Beer
Published: Wed, 11/09/2016
Hey! Here’s an idea: Let’s start a competition to see who can make the best beer out of… reclaimed water!
"Purple Pipes" by John Loo is licensed under CC BY 2.0
The Purple Pipe
Published: Wed, 11/02/2016
Water reuse soon may play a bigger role in expanding Arizona's water supplies
"Community Garden in Phoenix" by Ms. Phoenix is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Lettuce help you
Published: Wed, 10/26/2016
Community gardens may be running afoul of state groundwater-conservation law
The Riparian Repair Shop:
The Riparian Repair Shop
Published: Thu, 10/20/2016
Arizona Water Protection Fund gets to work at the ecology-fixing business.
Punk revival!
Published: Wed, 10/12/2016
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
Aerial view of Glen Canyon Dam
A river runs through them
Published: Wed, 10/05/2016
Why the arguments for "decommissioning" Glen Canyon Dam don't hold water
"_MG_2522" by mark byzewski is licensed under CC BY 2.0
An Unplugged Debate
Published: Thu, 09/29/2016
In 1997, we had a truly balanced, fact-based argument over the future of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell
Arizona Water News Podcast
Published: Thu, 09/22/2016
An interview with John Fleck, author of Water is for Fighting Over and Other Myths about Water in the West
John Fleck
The Myth of Western Water Wars
Published: Wed, 09/21/2016
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.
Kingman-Area Residents
Seeking Solutions
Published: Wed, 09/14/2016
The stakeholders meeting attracted an overflow crowd of over 100 residents with questions about the state laws governing groundwater extraction
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