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Tucson not joining effort to cut Colorado River take
Sixteen Arizona tribes, irrigation districts and cities plan to take less Colorado River water next year under a new agreement that was approved this week by three states and the federal government to help Lake Mead....

Arizona joins Nevada, California and tribes in a pledge to slash Colorado River water use
Arizona on Wednesday agreed to join neighboring states, tribal communities and the federal government to dramatically reduce the amount of Colorado River water drawn from drought-stricken Lake Mead for the next two years....

The State of the Colorado River Going into 2022
Climate change is unfolding as a water supply crisis in the Colorado River Basin. Competition over water is on the rise, but I hold out hope that these extraordinary conditions will actually increase opportunities for stakeholders whose int...

Lawmakers haven't done much to address rural groundwater problems. That must change
Opinion: No more quashing or ignoring the debate. It's time to flesh out and vote on ideas to shore up Arizona's troubled rural groundwater basins....

With the Colorado River in crisis, those who decide its future gather with a sense of urgency
The river that supplies water to 40 million people in the Southwest is alarmingly dry. Since the federal government declared a water shortage this summer for the first time, the Colorado River has been thrust into national headlines, and so...