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AMWUA Mayors Urge Legislature to Approve DCP
The Legislature needs to pass the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (Senate Joint Resolution 1001). They must take action to make sure this happens by January 31st, the deadline imposed by the Federal Government for when it will step in and decide how to protect the Colorado River....
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Jan 21 2019
Why Do We Not Have Water Restrictions?
Q: Why aren’t there water restrictions in place? We’re in a desert, we’re in drought, and we are facing shortages of Colorado River water. Shouldn’t we be using less?...
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Jan 14 2019
DCP: The Time Is Now
The most pressing issue facing Arizona as this 2019 legislative session begins is adoption of the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (DCP). It is crucial that our elected officials take swift action to protect our Colorado River supply and economy by approving the carefully-crafted DCP Implementation Plan, which is supported by an overwhelming majority of stakeholders. Our state needs the certai...
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Jan 07 2019
5 Tips: Caring For Your Desert Yard In The Winter
It’s patio season in the desert and it doesn’t take much to put your winter yard in top form and ready for winter guests. Here are five tips from our cities’ conservation professionals for maintaining a desert-adapted yard during the winter months so it will its best all year....
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Dec 31 2018
50 Years of AMWUA: Collaboration On Water Creates Urban Success
In an arid state, cooperation on water is not always easy to achieve. That’s why the cities in the Phoenix Metro area are proud that we’ve been working together on water issues for five decades. ...
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Dec 24 2018
No Fish Tale: Avondale Tilapia Farm Saves The City Money
The City of Avondale’s Water Department raised 2,800 fish this summer with help from Blue and Stripe, the most prolific couple in the city’s tilapia breeding colony. The tilapia help clear algae from the 21 connected lakes that are part of a 72-acre wetlands project within Avondale’s Crystal Garden residential development. By breeding its own tilapia, the city has cut the cost of stocking the fish...
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Dec 17 2018
Purified Recycled Water: City of Scottsdale Innovation Turns 20
The City of Scottsdale operates a water treatment plant that converts raw sewage from the city’s homes and businesses into purified water in less than 12 hours. The Advanced Water Treatment Plant at the Scottsdale Water Campus has been recognized internationally as one of the world’s most innovative water purification projects. Scottsdale built the Advanced Water Treatment Plant to accommodate gro...
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Dec 10 2018
Infrastructure: What You Pay For When You Pay Your Water Bill
Cities keep water flowing into your home and business and whisk away wastewater 24 hours a day – every day. This daily convenience that you and your family take for granted requires cities to relentlessly build, repair, maintain and expand acres of treatment plants and miles of pipes and pumps. Cities employ and train professionals to safeguard these complex systems by monitoring them daily using ...
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Dec 03 2018
Carefully Crafted Plan is Arizona’s Path to Protecting Colorado River
Arizona is much closer to being able to implement the Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan (LBDCP), a plan that requires sacrifices from all water users to prevent far deeper shortages of Colorado River water that would negatively impact the state’s economy. The ...
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Nov 26 2018
New Arizona Prize: Mesa (And You) Win The Water Public Art Challenge
A piece of sculpture at a public intersection was once considered public art. Things have changed. Public art has become more of an event, such as a community mural designed and painted through a partnership between an artist and neighbors. The City of Mesa has taken this idea to sophisticated levels. It is a city that knows how to pair artists with community groups and awaken the imagination with...