AMWUA Blog
Safe Drinking Water Act – Protecting our water from source to tap for 50 years
Every time you turn on your tap and drink fresh, clean water, you can thank the Safe Drinking Water Act. For 50 years, this landmark federal legislation has served as a key force in safeguarding the quality of drinking water that is essential to daily life across the country. ...
Working together, we are One for WaterTM
AMWUA’s membership consists of ten large municipalities in Maricopa County, Arizona. Collectively, the population of the AMWUA municipalities is 3.7 million people—more than 50 percent of the state’s population.
Conservation & Efficiency
Living in a desert, Arizonans recognize that water is a limited and precious resource. We know we need to conserve and protect the water we have, stretching and preserving it for the future. We have embraced a culture of conservation, and it’s paying off. That ongoing commitment will help us weather the impacts of climate change, extended drought, and shortage.
Drought & Shortage
Extended drought and a shortage on the Colorado River in 2022 are cause for concern, but they are not unexpected. Arizona has been visionary in water management planning and policy. The AMWUA cities have prepared and invested to ensure reliable, sustainable supplies for their communities. Continued innovative water management strategies, investment, and forward-thinking policy will enable us to meet the very real challenges ahead.
Where we stand on the issues
Smart water policy and careful planning, investment, and management have enabled AMWUA’s members to build robust, reliable water supplies that support our communities and economy. It is imperative that we continue to address the issues in front of us to ensure the future viability of those supplies. Learn more about some of the issues we are working on:
AMWUA Blog
Dec 17 2024
Safe Drinking Water Act – Protecting our water from source to tap for 50 years
Every time you turn on your tap and drink fresh, clean water, you can thank the Safe Drinking Water Act. For 50 years, this landmark federal legislation has served as a key force in safeguarding the quality of drinking water that is essential to daily life across the country. ...
Dec 10 2024
Still no clarity regarding the future of the Colorado River
Last week, state and federal water leaders gathered to discuss the future of the Colorado River at the annual Colorado River Water Users conference in Las Vegas. After the conclusion of the event, it was clear to the attendees that no decisive path forward had been established, as the Lower and Upper Basin states are far from reaching a consensus on how the Colorado River should be managed after 2...
Dec 03 2024
Laying the Pathway to a More Secure Water Future
Last month, the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) released an update to its groundwater model for the Phoenix metropolitan area in response to recent data and feedback from the homebuilding community. Like last year’s initial model, this update shows that the demands on groundwater will exceed the supply over the next 100 years. In other words, we have reached the limit of relying solel...
AMWUA (pronounced "am-wa" as in, "I am" and "water") is the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, a non-profit association of ten municipalities in the Phoenix metro area, advocating responsible water stewardship that supports economic prosperity and safeguards Arizona's water supplies for future generations.
"Water is essential for life
It supplies food, generates energy, and creates jobs. The wellbeing of our communities and economies depends on it. In a desert, we are acutely aware that we must continue to plan, invest, and develop forward-thinking policy today to ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable water supplies for the future.
OUR MEMBERS
AMWUA's membership consists of ten large municipalities in Maricopa County, Arizona. Collectively, the population of the AMWUA municipalities is 3.7 million people—more than 50 percent of the state's population.
