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With less water on the surface, how long can Arizona rely on what's underground?
In Arizona, verdant fields of crops and a growing sprawl of suburban homes mean a sharp demand for water in the middle of the desert. Meeting that demand includes drawing from massive stores of water in underground aquifers. But some expert...
How much did that holiday rain and snow help Arizona? More than some experts thought
Opinion: It's not enough to fix Arizona's water woes. But rain and snow over Christmas and New Year's had a larger than predicted impact on metro Phoenix's reservoirs....
Here's what the new Lake Mead water agreement means for Arizona
Earlier this month, a number of state and federal water agencies, including the Arizona Department of Water Resources and Central Arizona Project, agreed to a plan to add half a million acre-feet of water to Lake Mead in each of the next tw...
Scorched Earth: The repercussions of Lake Mead's water shortage
The Bureau of Reclamation declared the first-ever Level 1 water shortage condition for Lake Mead. It sets off a series of water cuts that take effect in 2022....
The lower basin inked a plan to save Lake Mead in just 4 months. But we're not done
Opinion: The 500-plus plan is both unsustainable and necessary - and a reminder of how much there is still to do to stabilize the Colorado River....