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Salt And Verde Rivers Found To Be More Drought Resistant Than The Colorado RiverA major water source for the Valley is considerably more drought resistant than previously thought.
AZ Central
We've stabilized the Colorado River - for now. But much tougher work lies aheadOpinion: Arizona is facing even tougher negotiations to assure the long-term sustainability of the Colorado River. Here's how we envision the process.
Circle of Blue
Remarkable Drop in Colorado River Water Use a Sign of Climate AdaptationUse of Colorado River water in the three states of the river’s lower basin fell to a 33-year low in 2019, amid growing awareness of the precarity of the region’s water supply in a...
AZ Central
Study says Phoenix reservoirs are resilient to warming, scientists warn risks remainScientists have found that climate change is playing a big role in shrinking the flow of the Colorado River, but recent research suggests Arizona's reservoirs on the Salt and Verde...
Audubon
Arizona Department of Water Resources and Audubon Agree to Funding Plan to Conserve Colorado River WaterAs part of an overall $38 million effort to bolster Lake Mead surface levels by fallowing irrigable farmland on the Colorado River Indian Reservation in western Arizona, the National Audubon...
Your Valley
Contract approved for continued water facility expansion to serve PeoriaCity council approved a contract amendment with Jacobs Engineering in the amount of $375,000 to provide owner’s representative services during construction of the Pyramid Peak Water Treatment...
The Patch
Scottsdale Water Recognized For Safety, Professional AchievementsPart of the annual conference is the AZ Water Awards – a celebration of the professionals who have demonstrated excellence in the Arizona water and wastewater industry. While winners of these...
AZ Central
Here's how less than 10% of farmland could solve the Colorado River's water deficitOpinion: A voluntary program could eliminate the million acre-foot overdraft on the Colorado River while still maintaining the dominant role of agriculture.
AZ Central
COVID-19 stopped Arizona's public groundwater debate - and just when it was getting goodOpinion: Public groundwater planning efforts have mostly ground to a halt, and just when the work was pivoting from fact-finding to solution-making.
Arizona Daily Star
Expected spring runoff into Colorado River plunges after dry AprilA dry April caused the expected spring-summer runoff into Lake Powell to plunge dramatically, with the water-flow forecast down the Colorado River declining as much in one month as Tucson Water...
