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Rain, snow to bring much needed drought-relief to Arizona ahead of fire season
We've had a little rain and snow this week and a lot more could be on the way. Arizona's Weather Authority team is very excited to track the next two big winter storms, but water managers at Salt River Project might be even giddier....
Arizona needs to use less groundwater. But how much are we really willing to conserve?
Opinion: Can we save quantifiable amounts of groundwater? And if so, how much? These are key questions as Arizona embarks on a major overhaul of its mandatory conservation measures....
Top 3 water priorities in the 2021 Arizona legislative session
Despite uncertainty about the Legislature’s operations amid the COVID surge, Arizona’s 2021 legislative session opened last week with the expectation that several bills will be introduced to advance water security and support a healthy envi...
Lake Mead Ends 2020 at elevation 1084’ – bringing Tier Zero operations in 2021
The hydrology in 2020 began with optimism and promise, but ended with a disappointing runoff and inflow to Lake Powell. We will continue to operate in Tier Zero in 2021, as we did in 2020. ...
New research director for Kyl Center focused on equity in water access
When Kathryn Sorenson was director of water services for the city of Phoenix, she was in charge of a massive infrastructure that included 7,000 miles of pipeline....