AMWUA Blog
Heroic Water Buffalo Heads For The Golf Course
There are many well-known names in Arizona's water history. U.S. Senator Carl Hayden and Congressman John Rhodes delivered the votes in Washington that brought Colorado River water to the state. Governor Bruce Babbitt and state Senator Stan Turley wrestled the Arizona Groundwater Management Act into law and stopped decades of relentless over pumping of this non-renewable resource....
Oct 06 2014
Wildfires Raise Cost Of Treating Valley Drinking Water
Wildfires that tear through Arizona's north country destroy our playgrounds, ravage ecosystems, kill and displace wildlife, and pollute the Valley's water supply. If the wildfires are not contained, the Salt River Project fears more of these hotter and faster-moving fires also could threaten the life of its reservoirs. To slow and cool the fires, SRP is leading an effort to thin the state’s ponder...
Sep 29 2014
This Smart Pig Can Help You Find Leaks And Save Money
AMWUA would like to introduce you to your plumbing and simple ways to keep it working soundly. AMWUA's new Smart Home Water Guide ...
Sep 22 2014
Groundwater Management: Why Arizona Must Continue To Lead
Last week, California finally took baby steps to manage its decades old problem of landowners drilling wells to pump groundwater whenever and wherever they pleased. The new laws could take up to seven years to implement....
Sep 15 2014
Keep That Lovely Yard And Save Water
Valley homeowners use as much as 70 percent of their water outside, particularly during the summer months. Here's the frustrating part: many homeowners can grow the same lovely outdoor spaces with the same gardens, grass and trees and use far less drinking water to do it. The trick is an efficient irrigation system....
Sep 08 2014
Mystery Of Lost Water Wastes Precious Resource And Money
Solving the mystery of Lost and Unaccounted for Water can save a city money and conserve water on a grand scale....
Sep 01 2014
More scientists showing up in bathrooms this school year
If your kids are spending even more time in the bathroom this school year, they may be doing homework. Really....
Aug 25 2014
Rio Salado Habitat: Wildlife Sanctuary Created From Wasteland
In 2000 the City of Phoenix began digging piles of trash, tires, appliances, and hulks of old cars out of a 5-mile section of the Salt Riverbed that had served as a dump for decades. Today, the Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area is a 600-acre park with 39 acres of marshlands, 200 bird species, including 50 burrowing owls, and miles of hiking and biking trails....
Aug 18 2014
Time For Low-Flow Toilets To Take A Bow
Back when George H. W. Bush was president, the U.S. Congress passed a law that has helped the country conserve its water supply as we face drought and climate change. There was nothing glamorous about the law, but its impact was dramatic....
Aug 11 2014
Mini Hydro-Turbines In Water System Would Create Clean Power
It takes a lot of power to get water to every Scottsdale home and business because much of the water must be delivered in underground pipes going uphill. Fortunately, what goes up must come down. Scottsdale hopes to use the water's downhill energy to create electricity....