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Arizona Republic
Lake Mead swelled with winter runoff, but states will still bank Colorado River waterWater levels at Lake Mead are rebounding after a rare wet and snowy winter in the Colorado River's headwaters and should start 2024 nearly 18 feet higher than last January, government...
Associated Press
Western states will not lose as much Colorado River water in 2024, despite long-term challengesFederal officials said Tuesday they will ease water cuts for Western states reliant on the Colorado River in 2024, thanks to a slightly improved outlook, but long-term challenges remain.
City of Scottsdale
Scottsdale shows reduced water use during hottest month on recordWhile temperatures soared across the Valley last month, water use dropped in Scottsdale saving seven percent when compared to July of 2022, and nearly 180 million gallons of water.
Arizona Daily Star
Study: Colorado River had a Lake Mead-sized water loss from climate changeTwo new studies drive home the dramatic loss of water suffered by the Colorado River Basin this century, in which enough water disappeared from the river system to fill Lake Mead.
Arizona Republic
How will billions in federal cash change Arizona's water outlook? If only we knewOpinion: If President Biden plans to tout the Inflation Reduction Act's impact on Arizona's water supply when he visits Phoenix, it'll be a short speech.
Arizona Republic
'We are not done': Peoria allocates $170M for water infrastructure in budgetLast month, Mayor Jason Beck said that Peoria is not running out of water. The statement, which was made in the city’s monthly newsletters, posed an interesting thought being that water is a...
Arizona Capitol Times
Getting Colorado River water from California farms will take more than just moneyUnder the broiling hot sun of California’s Imperial Valley, a canal cuts the land in two. On one side, gravelly beige sand is dotted with scrub and shimmering waves of heat blur the mountains...
ADWR
National Weather Service Forecaster Takes A Look At The Balance Of Our Long, Hot SummerLast week’s edition of Arizona Water News described how weather and climate experts working with the Arizona Drought Inter-agency Coordinating Group, or the ICG,...
Arizona Republic
Arizona has an ambitious goal to save water – if we can pull it offOpinion: Arizona's water financing authority is setting ambitious goals to save and find new water supplies, which is exactly what we should be doing.
CBS News
Mesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles on city's preparation during historic heat waveMesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles tells "Face the Nation" that his city has both long-term and short-term plans to deal with the historic heat wave gripping the Southwest. "We feel...
