Protecting Phoenix area cities’ ability to provide assured, safe, and sustainable water supplies to their communities.
AMWUA Blog
Warren Tenney
Executive Director
Phoenix's Blue Bank Partnership fosters innovation in water conservation
Our ten desert cities are always looking for practical and innovative ways to be more efficient with water use, including creating partnerships and programs to help residents, businesses, and industries be more efficient. A recent example of these efforts occurred in Phoenix when Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council members voted unanimously to make funding available to companies interested in using leading-edge technology to save water and protect the environment. The new... Read More>
- Investing in infrastructure is a continual priority to ensure reliable and resilient water systems
- The latest key takeaways on the evolving Colorado River situation
- Efficient and effective outdoor watering is a key component of conservation in the desert
- What’s impacting the conditions on the Colorado River?
- Water is essential, and so are the professionals that provide it
- Colorado River shortage intensifying with Lake Powell under stress
Keeping Current
Where We Stand
Colorado River Structural Imbalance
Levels at Lake Mead are rapidly dropping, in part, because the water stored in this reservoir is over-allocated to the states that share it. This puts the stability of the Colorado River system and reliability of Arizona’s Colorado River supplies at serious risk.

Conservation & Efficiency
Drought & Shortage
