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Hobbs rejects Republican groundwater bill, says rural Arizona needs a better plan
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Wednesday she would reject a Republican-sponsored rural groundwater bill approved by the Arizona Senate because she does not believe it would actually protect water supplies for small communities....
Phoenix ramps up water conservation efforts
Phoenix city leaders recently passed a new ordinance that outlines how new large companies conserve water if they want to operate within city limits....
Colorado River states have two different plans for managing water. Here's why they disagree
The seven states that use water from the Colorado River have proposed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future. They’re split into ...
No basin-wide agreement reached on Colorado River cuts before deadline
Upper and Lower Basin states have filed dueling proposals to the federal government for how to distribute cuts in Colorado River water as the race to update expiring guidelines picks up before the end of 2026, both groups of negotiators ann...
Risks ease for Colorado River reservoirs after wet winter, but long-term challenges loom
After a wet year and a push to conserve water in the Southwest, federal officials say the risk of the Colorado River’s reservoirs declining to critically low levels has substantially eased for the next couple of years....