AMWUA Blog
Gardens: Why Your City Wants To Inspire You
Etched on the wall at the entrance of the City of Scottsdale's Xeriscape Garden is this: "Demonstrating the Beauty of Saving Water." That is a lovely explanation of why some cities plant and nurture free public demonstration gardens. These gardens are thriving examples of how homeowners, businesses, and HOAs can create lush and colorful gardens and landscapes using very little water....
Mar 02 2015
Is It Time To Turn Your Yard Into A Wildlife Habitat?Tired of winter guests? How about inviting some colorful visitors to your backyard who can entertain you instead. It could be time to turn that bit of grass and gravel, with its smattering of sheared shrubs, into a Sonoran Desert wildlife habitat. Sure, the birds and butterflies you attract will need a little food and shelter, but they're pretty low maintenance as guests go....
Feb 23 2015
Leaks Drain Water Supply And Household BudgetsImagine this: A website where you could watch your home's water usage in real time. It could become a frugal homeowner's obsession. It could settle family arguments about who spends more time in the shower....
Feb 16 2015
Recycling: Paper, Plastic, And Now WaterA phrase "toilet to tap" has appeared in a recent spate of stories about cleaning and recycling wastewater. While the catchy phrase is irresistible to headline writers, it is not popular with city water managers....
Feb 09 2015
Hotels Get Help To Save More Water And EnergyThere is almost always a decision to be made in a hotel bathroom. You can save water and hang up your towel for a second day's use or throw it on the floor, signaling the housekeeper to provide you with a fresh one....
Feb 02 2015
Saving Water: A Global Goal With A Very Local ApplicationCities in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area are willing to give you money and free experts to make water-saving changes in your home or business. But each city creates a different package of water-saving offers. Why? Because it's smart conservation planning....
Jan 26 2015
Goodyear: Fixing A Leak Means Free Baseball TicketsFix a Leak Week is a big deal around here. This year it's even bigger for City of Goodyear baseball fans....
Jan 19 2015
Arizona Needs a Strong, Well-Funded Water Department"In the depths of the Great Recession, the hardest hit state agency was the Department of Water Resources. A wealth of institutional knowledge, vital to maintaining Arizona's relative position with other states in competition for precious water supplies, was lost. . . . Lawmakers need to take this critical agency more seriously. And that means with a wider-open pocketbook."...
Jan 12 2015
Gilbert Transforms Wastewater Storage Into Wetlands RetreatIn 1986, the Town of Gilbert began storing treated wastewater in a pond at Cooper and Elliot roads. It did not surprise town officials that the pond attracted birds, but they were surprised by how many people the birds attracted. Unprepared for birdwatchers, the town fenced the pond....
Jan 05 2015
Want To Reuse Laundry Water In Your Yard? Tempe Is Ready To HelpEach year an average family in the City of Tempe uses about 30,000 gallons of drinking water to wash clothes. Tempe is the first city in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area to help homeowners pay to reroute their laundry water and reuse it to irrigate trees, lawns, and plants....