AMWUA Blog
DCP: The Time Is Now
The most pressing issue facing Arizona as this 2019 legislative session begins is adoption of the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (DCP). It is crucial that our elected officials take swift action to protect our Colorado River supply and economy by approving the carefully-crafted DCP Implementation Plan, which is supported by an overwhelming majority of stakeholders. Our state needs the certai...
Jan 07 2019
5 Tips: Caring For Your Desert Yard In The WinterIt’s patio season in the desert and it doesn’t take much to put your winter yard in top form and ready for winter guests. Here are five tips from our cities’ conservation professionals for maintaining a desert-adapted yard during the winter months so it will its best all year....
Dec 31 2018
50 Years of AMWUA: Collaboration On Water Creates Urban SuccessIn an arid state, cooperation on water is not always easy to achieve. That’s why the cities in the Phoenix Metro area are proud that we’ve been working together on water issues for five decades. ...
Dec 24 2018
No Fish Tale: Avondale Tilapia Farm Saves The City MoneyThe City of Avondale’s Water Department raised 2,800 fish this summer with help from Blue and Stripe, the most prolific couple in the city’s tilapia breeding colony. The tilapia help clear algae from the 21 connected lakes that are part of a 72-acre wetlands project within Avondale’s Crystal Garden residential development. By breeding its own tilapia, the city has cut the cost of stocking the fish...
Dec 17 2018
Purified Recycled Water: City of Scottsdale Innovation Turns 20The City of Scottsdale operates a water treatment plant that converts raw sewage from the city’s homes and businesses into purified water in less than 12 hours. The Advanced Water Treatment Plant at the Scottsdale Water Campus has been recognized internationally as one of the world’s most innovative water purification projects. Scottsdale built the Advanced Water Treatment Plant to accommodate gro...
Dec 10 2018
Infrastructure: What You Pay For When You Pay Your Water BillCities keep water flowing into your home and business and whisk away wastewater 24 hours a day – every day. This daily convenience that you and your family take for granted requires cities to relentlessly build, repair, maintain and expand acres of treatment plants and miles of pipes and pumps. Cities employ and train professionals to safeguard these complex systems by monitoring them daily using ...
Dec 03 2018
Carefully Crafted Plan is Arizona’s Path to Protecting Colorado RiverArizona is much closer to being able to implement the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (LBDCP), a plan that requires sacrifices from all water users to prevent far deeper shortages of Colorado River water that would negatively impact the state’s economy. The ...
Nov 26 2018
New Arizona Prize: Mesa (And You) Win The Water Public Art ChallengeA piece of sculpture at a public intersection was once considered public art. Things have changed. Public art has become more of an event, such as a community mural designed and painted through a partnership between an artist and neighbors. The City of Mesa has taken this idea to sophisticated levels. It is a city that knows how to pair artists with community groups and awaken the imagination with...
Nov 19 2018
6 Things You Need To Know About Your WastewaterEach time you wash dishes, wash a load of clothes, take a shower or flush a toilet you create wastewater. The wastewater leaves your home and enters your city’s collection system where gravity and pumps help it flow to a treatment plant. Then need, law, and technology turns Arizona’s wastewater into anything but waste. Water professionals now refer to treated wastewater as reclaimed or recycled wa...
Nov 12 2018
Free Program: Technology Helps Gilbert Commercial Properties Save Water, MoneyUsing the right amount of water to keep a landscape thriving is more important than ever with the ongoing drought and the rising cost of water. For nearly a decade, the Town of Gilbert has been providing its commercial water customers with the expertise they need to create and operate efficient irrigation systems. Last year, Gilbert took another big step by introducing the Water Efficient Technolo...