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New Lake Mead forecast spares Arizona – for now. Here are four critical steps to water securityArizona just got another temporary reprieve from water cuts in Lake Mead, for the second year in a row. However, sustainable water management — of both the Colorado River and groundwater...
Phoenix New Times
So Fresh, So Clean: How Scottsdale Wants to Purify Your Ideas on Recycled WaterEvery time Preston Thoeny brews a batch, he needs 1,000 gallons of water to make about 350 gallons of beer. If he could, he’d use solely recycled water — water that was previously used,...
Arizona Republic
UA study confirms groundwater pumping is drying up Arizona riversGroundwater pumping has caused stream flow in U.S. rivers to decline by as much as half over the last century, according to new research by a University of Arizona hydrologist that strengthens the...
KJZZ
As Southwest Water Managers Grapple With Climate Change, Can A ‘Grand Bargain’ Work?Water managers on the Colorado River are facing a unique moment. With a temporary fix to the river’s scarcity problem recently completed, talk has begun to turn toward future agreements to...
Your Valley
Water in the desert: Glendale plans for sustainability during droughtEven as one of its main sources of water drops into uncertainty and climate change alters Arizona’s water landscape, the long-term future of Glendale’s water supply is on sure footing,...
AZ Central
OPINION: Securing Arizona's water future: The next 4 important stepsArizona, the other six Colorado River Basin states, and the federal Bureau of Reclamation secured a major victory for the health of the Colorado River this spring by completing the Drought...
Cronkite News
Phoenix Sky Harbor switches to desert landscape to save water, moneySome of the landscaping at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has changed from front-lawn green to desert tan. The airport recently finished replacing nearly 11 acres of turf with...
AZ Central
Recent UA study confirms groundwater pumping is drying up Arizona riversGroundwater pumping has caused stream flow in U.S. rivers to decline by as much as half over the last century, according to new research by a University of Arizona hydrologist that...
AZ Big Media
McSally, Sinema aim to improve water supply infrastructureU.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced legislation yesterday to improve water supply infrastructure. The Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation...
AZ Central
For a while in 1983, sheets of plywood were all that kept the mighty Glen Canyon Dam from overflowingLake Powell wasn't always half empty. In 1983, the resouvoir filled nearly to overflowing, saved by resourceful engineers and a lot of concrete.