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US water chief praises Colorado River deal, sees challenges
States in the U.S. West that have agreed to begin taking less water next month from the drought-stricken Colorado River got praise and a push for more action Thursday from the nation’s top water official....
Water cutbacks set to begin under deal designed to ‘buy down risk’ on Colorado River
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will start taking less water from the Colorado River in January as a hard-fought set of agreements kicks in to reduce the risk of reservoirs falling to critically low levels....
Notice the dry canal in Mesa and the East Valley? This is why it was empty for 6 weeks
If you've noticed that the usually flowing Central Arizona Project canal was dry the past six weeks, that should change starting Tuesday as the canal refills....
Amid Unregulated Pumping, Arizona's Water Tables Are Falling
Arizona’s groundwater levels are plummeting in many areas. The problem is especially severe in unregulated rural areas where there are no limits on pumping. The water levels in more than 2,000 wells have dropped more than 100 feet since the...
New water-conservation technology could be 'game changer' for City of Phoenix
While we in Phoenix are desert dwellers, one look around the Valley makes it clear that most everybody likes it green. But if your job title requires you to make sure the 1.6 million residents of Phoenix have enough water to survive, all th...