AMWUA Press Room
AZ Central
Officials: Drought-contingency plan will be ready for Arizona Legislature's next sessionOverallocation, drought and climate change have contributed to Lake Mead's declining levels.
Water Deeply
Plug Pulled on Program Paying Farmers to Conserve Colorado River WaterA four-year pilot program that paid ranchers and farmers in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico about $200 per acre-foot of water saved by fallowing fields in order to boost water levels in Lake...
The Daily Star
Arizona commits to drought plan for Colorado RiverArizona water officials committed Thursday to reach a multi-state plan by the end of the year to stave off Colorado River water shortages, or at least lessen the impact.
KJZZ
Bureau Of Reclamation Commissioner Visits Arizona To Give Water Talks A BoostThe commissioner of the federal Bureau of Reclamation will be in Tempe on Thursday to help Arizona water agencies renew drought talks.
KJZZ
This Water Is Juuust Right: Some Arizona HOAs Strive For Green Fields And ConservationJose Alvarez, a supervisor at R.H. Dupper Landscaping, stood up from changing a sprinkler nozzle on a large grassy field at a homeowner’s association in Chandler. He surveyed the turf, a...
Inkstain
For central Arizona farmers, coming to terms with the reality that a Colorado River allocation is not an entitlementAs Arizona wrestles with the reality that its Colorado River supply as measured in actual wet water rather than the “paper water” doled out by the Law of the River, we’re getting...
KUNC All Things Considered
Colorado River Water Managers Can Imagine The Future And It Doesn’t Look PrettyFear can be a powerful motivator. The mention of one plausible future scenario along the Colorado River is enough to make some water managers in the West break into a sweat.
Inkstain
New USBR modeling suggests a bigger risk of Colorado River shortage than y’all might thinkThe conventional calculation of Colorado River shortage risk, which people like me frequently report, shows a 51 percent chance of Lake Mead dropping into “shortage”, below...
Public News Service
AZ Lawmakers, Business Owners Call for Renewal of Land and Water Conservation FundA federal fund that helps protect national parks, wildlife refuges, and other public spaces around the country is set to expire 100 days from Friday. Arizona business owners, outdoor enthusiasts...
KTAR News
No change to US Drought Monitor in Arizona; Fire danger remains highDespite the Valley receiving some sprinkles of rain last weekend, there has been no change to the drought monitor, said the U.S. Drought Monitor.
