Protecting Phoenix area cities’ ability to provide assured, safe, and sustainable water supplies to their communities.
AMWUA Blog
Warren Tenney
Executive Director
Why Do We Not Have Water Restrictions?
Q: Why aren’t there water restrictions in place? We’re in a desert, we’re in drought, and we are facing shortages of Colorado River water. Shouldn’t we be using less? Actually, we are using less. That fact, along with robust water portfolios and shortage preparation, is why the Phoenix area cities do not need to mandate additional water use reductions at this time. The ten AMWUA cities have been achieving average... Read More>
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- 50 Years of AMWUA: Collaboration On Water Creates Urban Success
- No Fish Tale: Avondale Tilapia Farm Saves The City Money
- Purified Recycled Water: City of Scottsdale Innovation Turns 20
- Infrastructure: What You Pay For When You Pay Your Water Bill
Keeping Current
Where We Stand
Colorado River Structural Imbalance
Levels at Lake Mead are rapidly dropping, in part, because the water stored in this reservoir is over-allocated to the states that share it. This puts the stability of the Colorado River system and reliability of Arizona’s Colorado River supplies at serious risk.
Conservation & Efficiency
Drought & Shortage
