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Arizona PBS
Legislator addresses old groundwater lawSenate President Warren Petersen wants to change part of the 1980 Groundwater Management Act, which requires residential developers to have a 100-year supply of water in the state’s urban...
Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Senate chief says he won't try to change water-supply mandateArizona’s Senate president said he does not plan to introduce legislation to alter water supply requirements for new development despite his criticism of the historic 1980 law that...
Arizona Republic
Gila River Indian Community will produce solar power, slow evaporation with canal projectThe Gila River Indian Community will install solar panels over one of its canals to produce power and reduce evaporation from some of its irrigation waterways.
Arizona Republic
Will another snowy winter boost the Colorado River? It hasn't happened in this centurySix months after three southwestern states struck a deal to keep more Colorado River water behind drought-shrunken Hoover Dam, those states face the first test of whether it’s enough to keep...
LA Times
Colorado River in Crisis: A Los Angeles Times documentaryFor decades, sections of the river have been entirely used up, leaving dusty expanses of desert where water once flowed to the sea in Mexico. Now, chronic overuse and the effects of climate change...
KUNC
Winter snow could help recharge the Colorado River. But what if it doesn't?The summer leaves have given way to bare branches, but the ski slopes haven’t yet filled with tourists—or snow. Soon, the flakes will begin to pile up, burying alpine valleys and...
Arizona Daily Star
Arizona plans to allow treated wastewater for drinking, seeks public commentsArizonans eventually will be drinking treated sewage, for the simple reason there isn’t enough water to serve a growing population.
US Department of the Interior
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $64 Million for New Water Conservation Agreements to Protect the Colorado River SystemThe Biden-Harris administration today announced $63.4 million in new investments as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water conservation, water efficiency, and...
Arizona Republic
Feds will pay Arizona farmers and tribes $64M to use less water from the Colorado RiverFederal officials on Friday announced $64 million in new Colorado River water conservation deals with Arizona irrigators and tribes to keep reservoir supplies at safe levels.
Arizona Republic
Is drinking recycled water safe? Why Arizona's new regulations are so importantOpinion: How do we know drinking recycled water is safe? New Arizona regulations should help spell that out for users.
