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Arizona Republic
Pipelines? Desalination? Turf removal? Arizona commits $1B to augment, conserve water suppliesThe Colorado River’s precipitous decline pushed Arizona lawmakers to deliver Gov. Doug Ducey’s $1 billion water augmentation fund — and then some — late Friday, their final...
Arizona Daily Star
Feds seek ideas on how to manage a drier Colorado RiverFor many decades, the Colorado River was managed with the attitude that its water levels would remain roughly stable over time, punctuated by alternating wet and dry periods.
East Valley Tribune
Chandler can survive drought, city officials sayOfficials are finding sunken boats and even old corpses as the water level at Lake Mead is now at the lowest level it has ever been, and federal officials told Congress two weeks ago the severe...
Arizona Republic
Lawmakers pass landmark water, school voucher legislation in final hours of 2022 sessionArizona lawmakers closed out their 2022 session in dramatic fashion, passing landmark legislation on water and school vouchers late Friday while an abortion rally turned unruly outside,...
Arizona Capitol Times
Billion-dollar water authority expansion plan passes LegislatureA bipartisan water plan to expand the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority passed through the Legislature on Friday evening after months of grueling negotiation.
KJZZ
Glendale becomes latest Arizona city to begin ramped-up water conservation effortsGlendale has become the latest Arizona city to enter into stage one of a water restriction plan, in response to the historic drought in the southwest.
KUNC
Under federal pressure, Colorado River water managers face unprecedented call for conservationColorado River water managers are facing a monumental task. Federal officials have given leaders in seven Western states a new charge -- to commit to an unprecedented amount of conservation and do...
Arizona Republic
Why Arizona lawmakers must act now – and do something big – on waterOpinion: With budget negotiations at a standstill, some Arizona lawmakers want to park $1 billion for water in a fund and work out the details next year. Big mistake.
Arizona Daily Star
Big Colorado River water cuts needed next year, top US official warnsThe largest single batch of water-use cuts ever carried out on the Colorado River is needed in 2023 to keep Lakes Mead and Powell from falling to critically low levels, the U.S. Bureau of...
Arizona Republic
Painful Colorado River cuts are coming, whether basin states agree or notOpinion: Colorado River basin states have a choice. They can do more to keep Lake Mead and Lake Powell on life support, or they can balk and let the feds decide for them.
