CA & AZ farmers pushing to drill wells, pump unregulated water in Cochise Co, triggering intense rivalries.

AZ I See It: Smart irrigation techniques could reduce landscape water use by about 25%.

Thanks to heavy spring and summer rains in Colorado, it is now unlikely we will see a Colorado River shortage in either 2016 or 2017.

Drillers hold the keys to Arizona's "drought insurance policy," water stored underground for times of shortage.

Our View: Cities should begin using water as another economic-development tool in the current age of drought.

Despite the headline, a wet May has actually improved the outlook for avoiding shortage in 2016.

Innovative new ordinance connects land planning and water supplies.

May run-off adds water to Lake Powell, water managers project a better outlook for next year's water supply.

Rain and snowmelt run-off in May have helped push projected CAP shortages back until 2017.

Our View: The Arizona Department of Water Resources needs a lot more bodies to fight the drought.