AMWUA Blog
Follow Your City’s Lead: Find And Fix Leaks
Every day millions of gallons of treated drinking water course through miles of pipes buried deep under our feet. The water circulates through tanks and pumps we never notice and through service lines that run to our water meters and finally into our homes....
Mar 07 2016
Removing Grass? Know The Basics Before You Start
Drought-tolerant plants and trees require less maintenance and water than a lawn. Yet, how do you remove grass, whether at your home, an HOA's common space, an apartment complex or a business?...
Feb 29 2016
Phoenix Launches Program To Help HOAs Save Water And Money
Homeowners Associations (HOA) face a difficult balance trying to keep their common areas looking attractive while also keeping water bills under control. The City of Phoenix is the latest AMWUA member city to launch a program to help HOAs manage their water use....
Feb 22 2016
Managing Arizona’s Water Supplies Is Everyone’s Issue
February in the Valley of the Sun means spring weather, golf tournaments, rodeos and our State's birthday on Valentine's Day. February also means the State Capitol is abuzz with Legislators working overtime to pass hundreds of bills with the intent to improve our lives. Interest groups of all persuasions closely follow the bills moving through Legislative committees. The Arizona Municipal Water Us...
Feb 15 2016
Keeping The Water Flowing
A week ago Sunday, the day after moving to Phoenix, I woke up in my new place to find no water. I was reminded of how easy it is to take water for granted and to underappreciate the thousands of professionals working every hour of the week throughout the Phoenix Metropolitan Area to ensure water flows from our faucets. ...
Feb 08 2016
100 AMWUA Blog Posts: The Top Five
The AMWUA Blog marked 100 posts last week. We launched the weekly blog in March 2015 with a post that introduced readers to ...
Feb 01 2016
Water: In Praise Of Cities
Flint, Michigan has been on my mind a lot lately....
Jan 25 2016
Alliance Gathers Forces (Including One Of Our Own) To Advance Water Efficiency
Carol Ward-Morris, AMWUA's Assistant Director, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE). The Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the efficient and sustainable use of water in the United States and Canada. In fact, it's the ...
Jan 18 2016
In Memoriam: Wes Steiner, A Public Servant
A great man passed away on January 6, 2016 just shy of his 94th birthday. His name was Wes Steiner. If you weren’t around in the 60’s, 70’s or 80’s, you might not have heard of Wes. But the western water community knew him well. He was a visionary and a pioneer, and his influence on water management in Arizona has been profound....
Jan 11 2016
Wanted: A Few Good Leaders
"Lead" is a verb. It means to guide, to show the way. Protecting Arizona's water future will require our elected officials to lead us forward the way past generations took charge when it mattered before....