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OPINION: Securing Arizona's water future: The next 4 important steps
Arizona, the other six Colorado River Basin states, and the federal Bureau of Reclamation secured a major victory for the health of the Colorado River this spring by completing the Drought Contingency Plan (“DCP”) agreements, and getting Co...
Phoenix Sky Harbor switches to desert landscape to save water, money
Some of the landscaping at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has changed from front-lawn green to desert tan. The airport recently finished replacing nearly 11 acres of turf with native flora as part of a water conservation project ...
Recent UA study confirms groundwater pumping is drying up Arizona rivers
Groundwater pumping has caused stream flow in U.S. rivers to decline by as much as half over the last century, according to new research by a University of Arizona hydrologist that strengthens the connection between groundwater and surface ...
McSally, Sinema aim to improve water supply infrastructure
U.S. Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced legislation yesterday to improve water supply infrastructure....
For a while in 1983, sheets of plywood were all that kept the mighty Glen Canyon Dam from overflowing
Lake Powell wasn't always half empty. In 1983, the resouvoir filled nearly to overflowing, saved by resourceful engineers and a lot of concrete....