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Tucson.com
Colorado River study means it's time to cut water use now, outside experts sayLess water for the Central Arizona Project — but not zero water.
City of Scottsdale
Scottsdale Water awarded $1.5 million sustainability grantScottsdale Water – the city’s municipal water and sewer utility – has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to support the city’s long-term...
AZ Central
Groundwater Has Long Fueled Arizona Growth. How Long Can That Go On?Opinion: How much should Arizona rely on finite groundwater to grow? Statewide efforts are finally tackling this question - with varied results.
AZ Central
Bills to Safeguard Groundwater Rural Arizona Face Opposition'It's just a free-for-all': As water declines in rural Arizona, oversight faces resistance.
Tucson.com
Colorado River outlook darkens dramatically in new studyIn the gloomiest long-term forecast yet for the drought-stricken Colorado River, a new study warns that lower river basin states including Arizona may have to slash their take from the river up to...
KUNC
The Colorado River Basin’s Worsening Dryness In Five NumbersDry conditions are the worst they’ve been in almost 20 years across the Colorado River watershed, which acts as the drinking and irrigation water supply for 40 million people in the American...
KUNC
Upper Colorado River drought plan triggered for first timeIncreasingly bleak forecasts for the Colorado River have for the first time put into action elements of the 2019 upper basin drought contingency plan.
AZ Family
Rain, snow to bring much needed drought-relief to Arizona ahead of fire seasonWe've had a little rain and snow this week and a lot more could be on the way. Arizona's Weather Authority team is very excited to track the next two big winter storms, but water managers...
AZ Central
Arizona needs to use less groundwater. But how much are we really willing to conserve?Opinion: Can we save quantifiable amounts of groundwater? And if so, how much? These are key questions as Arizona embarks on a major overhaul of its mandatory conservation measures.
Environmental Defense Fund
Top 3 water priorities in the 2021 Arizona legislative sessionDespite uncertainty about the Legislature’s operations amid the COVID surge, Arizona’s 2021 legislative session opened last week with the expectation that several bills will be...
