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NBC
Water mining by industrial farms leaves wells dry in rural Arizona, residents sayThe small desert town of Willcox, Arizona survives off groundwater. Families are running out of water as their wells dry up, and residents are blaming newly-arrived, out-of-state corporate farms....
Chamber Business News
Reasons to be optimistic about Arizona’s water futureA 19-year-drought almost brought the Southwest to its knees this year as states and water stakeholders wrestled to reach consensus on a plan to conserve Colorado River water for the future.
Patch
Scottsdale Issued AZ's First Permit For Direct Use Of Recycled WaterThis week, the Advanced Water Treatment Plant at the Scottsdale Water Campus became the state's first – and one of only three in the nation – permanent water treatment facility...
Scottsdale Independent
Scottsdale Water issued Arizona’s first permit for direct use of recycled waterThe Advanced Water Treatment Plant at the Scottsdale Water campus became the state’s first — and one of only three in the nation — permanent water treatment facility permitted to...
AZ Central
How do we sustain the Colorado River past 2026? Here's how Arizona intends to find outOpinion: The Drought Contingency Plan is working, but it's just the beginning. Here's how we move forward.
AZ Central
Your backyard swimming pool may not waste as much water as you thinkPools waste a ginormous amount of water, right? That’s what we’ve long thought. But new research from Phoenix, Glendale and Gilbert raises important questions about how single-family...
Time
How to Save the Colorado River from Climate Change and Chronic OveruseEvery single drop of Colorado River water is currently spoken for, used by cities, farms and industry across the western U.S. and Mexico. In most years, the river goes dry before it...
The Hill
Colorado River: The West's precious, but limited resourceOne hundred fifty years ago, John Wesley Powell and his small band of courageous explorers captured the nation’s imagination as they completed their first expedition down the Colorado River....
ASU Now
Water experts share challenges, optimism as climate change bears downArizona is facing a colossal challenge in managing its water supply — especially with the uncertainty of climate change effects. But several experts at an Arizona State University conference...
KJZZ
As Water Cutbacks Loom, How Dire Is The Situation?This week, The Show covered the lack of monsoon rains and upcoming water cutbacks. While that might set off alarm bells in some people’s minds, the situation may not be quite...
