AMWUA Blog
Phoenix Partners With Forest Fund To Protect Valley Water
Every time a truck, an ATV, or a motorbike travels along a dirt road in Arizona's high country it churns up the ground, creates ruts and gullies, and degrades the edges of the road. When there is a storm, these dirt roads become conduits for runoff that carry the churned earth into streams and rivers....
Jun 08 2015
Smart Growth: Chandler Links Development Benefits To Water UseBusinesses that use an exceptionally high volume of water and want to set up shop in the City of Chandler will have to prove they bring significant benefits to the city, or pay more for their water. The ordinance, passed by Chandler's council in May, is another step toward smart economic growth....
Jun 01 2015
Does Anyone Want To Drive On An Ugly Freeway?Remember the first time you saw Phoenix? If you weren't born here, you most likely flew in and then drove down a freeway. The desert landscaping that lines our freeways is one of those cultural distinctions that make new arrivals think: We're not in Kansas anymore....
May 25 2015
Greening Up: Cities Begin To Put Stormwater To Better UseDesert dwellers love a good rain, but cities long considered stormwater runoff a nuisance. Cities built ...
May 18 2015
Study: Western Cities Know How To Save And Reuse WaterAlong with thirty conservation leaders and experts in the southwest, I've been wrestling with a project since 2013. It's part of the ...
May 11 2015
How To Save Water With 416 Acres Of GrassIf you want to find out how to save water and keep a little grass in the back yard, how about asking a city with more than 400 acres of Bermuda to care for? The City of Scottsdale maintains 42 parks that include about 416 acres of grass. Six of the city's largest parks are strung along Indian Bend Wash, an eleven-mile green belt that cuts through the heart of Scottsdale....
May 04 2015
Growth And Conservation: Where Do You Draw The Line?During the last few decades, cities in the Phoenix Metropolitan area became bustling economic centers providing jobs and homes for millions of new residents. Development spread across what had been farmland, orchards, and virgin desert....
Apr 27 2015
Cities And Gila River Indian Community Swap WaterThe cities of Mesa and Chandler provide the Gila River Indian Community with reclaimed water to irrigate its growing farm industry....
Apr 20 2015
Leadership: Water Brings Phoenix And Tucson TogetherCity water managers always think ahead. That's why the Phoenix Metropolitan area has weathered a 15-year drought and is prepared for possible water shortages in the future. This habit of thinking ahead has prompted the creation of an unlikely collaboration. It is called the Phoenix-Tucson Water Partnership and eventually would help both cities bolster water supplies in times of shortages....
Apr 13 2015
Arizona Isn’t California: Why We Are Better Prepared For DroughtFacing unprecedented water shortages, California Gov. Jerry Brown has imposed mandatory urban water use reductions of 25 percent. The Governor's order followed years of low snowpack and runoff that resulted in slashed deliveries to cities and farms....