AMWUA Press Room
LA Times
Risks ease for Colorado River reservoirs after wet winter, but long-term challenges loomAfter a wet year and a push to conserve water in the Southwest, federal officials say the risk of the Colorado River’s reservoirs declining to critically low levels has substantially eased...
Arizona Daily Star
States are far apart on new Colorado River water-saving plans sent to U.S. agencyThe four Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Basin released a water-saving plan Wednesday that would cut river water use by Arizona and the other two Lower Basin states by up to 20% in most...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
No basin-wide agreement reached on Colorado River cuts before deadlineUpper and Lower Basin states have filed dueling proposals to the federal government for how to distribute cuts in Colorado River water as the race to update expiring guidelines picks up before the...
Arizona Republic
Colorado River conservation measures will protect reservoir levels through 2026, feds sayThe U.S. Interior Department on Tuesday released its final plan for emergency measures to shore up Colorado River reservoir storage, declaring victory in the short-term effort to prevent...
Arizona Republic
Maybe Arizona's efforts to regulate water use aren't totally DOAOpinion: Two Arizona senators waved an olive branch — and offered new hope that we can manage water use in rapidly depleting groundwater basins.
Arizona Republic
Water regulation in Arizona has now devolved into a game of chickenOpinion: Gov. Katie Hobbs is in a standoff with farmers and their advocates over rural water regulations, with both sides using the Gila Bend basin as a bargaining chip.
City of Phoenix
Phoenix Announces Non-Residential Financial Incentives to Remove Non-Functional GrassThe Phoenix Water Services Department is launching new financial incentives to help non-residential customers conserve water and save money by removing non-functional grass and converting to desert...
Capitol Media Services
Pricey plan to bring water to parched Arizona stays in state budgetFormer Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s multi-billion dollar plan for a desalination plant or other hugely expensive project to add to the desert state’s imperiled water supply is still alive...
Your Valley
Goodyear council member selected to lead water association's boardThe Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA) has elected Goodyear Councilmember Sheri Lauritano as President of its Board of Directors.
Ahwatukee Foothills News
Local lawmaker endorses toilet-to-tap water“We’re going to be able to actually take toilet water, clean it to a level that it can go back into the tap, and when we do that, it will draw down 50% less Colorado River water.”