AMWUA Blog
Design: Here’s Your Guide To A Car-Stopping Landscape
We've all seen desert yards where three or four cactus plants are scattered across a sea of gravel. (We may see one when we look out our windows.) Then we've seen those dramatic desert yards with the height, depth, color and texture of a painting....
Aug 03 2015
New Plant Site: Colorful, Mobile, Useful and InspiringAMWUA has been the go-to source for desert landscaping guides since desert landscaping was a novelty. Plant selection information remains the runaway favorite destination on our website....
Jul 27 2015
El Rio: Cities Work To Restore Gila River BeautySalt cedar is a bushy, invasive tree that can change the face of a landscape in a dangerous way. Three West Valley cities and Maricopa County are pushing to eradicate as much salt cedar as possible along an 18-mile stretch of the Gila Riverbed. Once destroyed, the goal is to replace the salt cedar groves with a wetlands habitat of native plants and trees that will attract wildlife, hikers, birders...
Jul 20 2015
Gilbert: Irrigation Experts Save Millions Of Gallons Of WaterThere are 11 neighborhoods in the Town of Gilbert where residents have collectively saved 135 million gallons of water over five years. This achievement didn't happen by accident....
Jul 13 2015
Arizona: Where Flushing Keeps The Lights OnArizona has a reputation for crazy ideas. Sometimes those crazy ideas are just crazy and sometimes they turn into marvels....
Jul 06 2015
Your City May Be Willing To Help Pay For Six Home ImprovementsThinking about some changes to your yard? Upgrading your kitchen, bathroom or laundry?If you upgrade to a more water-efficient home, your city may be willing to contribute to your project....
Jun 29 2015
Goodyear: Working On A Green Solution To Its Salty ProblemThe City of Goodyear has a 500,000 gallons-per-day brine problem. That problem will only grow as the quiet little West Valley city along the Estrella Mountains expands. Goodyear is working on an innovative solution, but first let's look at the problem....
Jun 22 2015
Water Security: Why There Are Two Different ArizonasWhen it comes to water supplies in this extended drought, there seem to be two Arizonas. Most Arizona cities are reassuring their residents and businesses that water supplies are secure. In other parts of the state, there are relentless headlines about homeowners, businesses and farmers who are desperate for solutions as the water table drops and wells run dry....
Jun 15 2015
Phoenix Partners With Forest Fund To Protect Valley WaterEvery time a truck, an ATV, or a motorbike travels along a dirt road in Arizona's high country it churns up the ground, creates ruts and gullies, and degrades the edges of the road. When there is a storm, these dirt roads become conduits for runoff that carry the churned earth into streams and rivers....
Jun 08 2015
Smart Growth: Chandler Links Development Benefits To Water UseBusinesses that use an exceptionally high volume of water and want to set up shop in the City of Chandler will have to prove they bring significant benefits to the city, or pay more for their water. The ordinance, passed by Chandler's council in May, is another step toward smart economic growth....