Issues and News
Where we stand on the issues
Smart water policy and careful planning, investment, and management have enabled AMWUA’s members to build robust, reliable water supplies that support our communities and economy. It is imperative that we continue to address the issues in front of us to ensure the future viability of those supplies. Learn more about some of the issues we are working on:
Water Security: The Foundation of Arizona’s Success
Arizona’s impressive economic growth and vibrant communities rely on one crucial element: water security. This essential resource allows our desert ci...
Colorado River Shortage
Levels at Lake Mead are rapidly dropping, in part, because the water stored in this reservoir is over allocated to the states that share it. This puts...
Storing Water for Our Resilience
Water security is the foundation of our thriving desert communities. We can’t take our water supplies for granted, which is why AMWUA cities constantl...
Where we stand on Legislation
2024 - Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session
Arizona Senate
SB 1114
assured water supply; analysis; availability
In Brief
Requires the Arizona Department of Water Resources to accept previously issued Analyses of Assured Water Supply as valid demonstrations of groundwater physical availability when processing Certificate of Assured Water Supply applications.
SB 1523
water use; prohibition; landscaping
In Brief
B 1523 would prohibit municipalities in the Prescott, Phoenix, Tucson, and Santa Cruz Active Management Areas (AMAs) from adopting or enforcing any requirement tof landscaping and prohibit requirements for open spaces beyond for retention and detached sidewalks.
AMWUA Press Room
Does the Colorado River have enough water for Arizonans?
CAP board president Terry Goddard joined Arizona's Morning News to talk about the 2026 Colorado River water plan and how it will affect the citizens of Arizona....
WATCH: New study shows soil moisture holds key to Arizona's water future
We all know rain and snow help fill up the Colorado River —but a new study led by ASU researcher Swastik Ghimire shows the ground beneath our feet may be just as important....
Arizona faces continued Colorado River water cuts, uncertainty about future access
Arizona will continue to see an 18% reduction of its Colorado River water allocation next year, as decided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation....
As Colorado River talks stall, 'perfect' candidate to lead water agency is forced out
When Ted Cooke, the former general manager of the Central Arizona Project, was ...
Colorado River negotiations teeter over future water use
Disagreements over whether states in the Colorado River Basin should agree to restrict future water development are threatening to derail the arduous negotiations over the waterway’s operations....
Water is essential for life
It supplies food, generates energy, and creates jobs. The wellbeing of our communities and economies depends on it. In a desert, we are acutely aware that we must continue to plan, invest, and develop forward-thinking policy today to ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable water supplies for the future.
