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Ducey lifts hiring freeze for Department of Water Resources
The state’s water department will get to hire more workers to help with the myriad water issues facing the state.
Membership on Arizona’s new water council draws criticism
A new water council appointed by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday is already being called too business-friendly.
State Supreme Court says local governments can’t block water transfers
Local governments have no inherent right to try to block the transfer of water and water rights out of their area, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Scholars urge more research on future of Colorado River
A coalition of scholars across the West is urging the federal government to partner with the National Academy of Sciences to study the future of the Colorado River, including if climate change is leading to reduced stream flow.
Arizona municipalities offering free audits to conserve water
With Arizona in the grip of a decades-long drought, Gilbert is among municipalities in the Phoenix metropolitan area offering free home water audits to reduce waste.
Summer heat, dying animals: Rural San Tan Valley residents deal with demise of water supply
Rural San Tan Valley area residents were left in a lurch late last month when a water utility shut off a standpipe they used to fill water tanks and hydrate their families, pets and homes.
Officials: Less chance of Colorado River water cuts in 2017
Wet weather in May and June prompted optimistic projections Monday from federal water managers keeping close tabs on the Colorado River water supply for about 40 million residents in seven Southwest U.S. states.
Less Than Zero: Despite decades of accepted science, California and Arizona are still miscounting their water supplies
Drawing groundwater from near a stream can suck that stream dry. In turn, using all the water in streams and rivers lessens their ability to replenish the aquifers beneath them. Yet California and Arizona -- the two states water experts say are facing the most severe water crises -- continue to count and regulate groundwater and surface water as if they were entirely separate.
Tale of the ‘Arizona Navy’: Old story revived as state competes with California for water
In 1934, Arizona faced off against California in a miniature “naval battle” on the Colorado River, the first and only showing of the land-locked state’s navy.
Attorneys for RUCO, Corp. Comm. debate method water companies use to increase rates
Lawyers for the Residential Utility Consumer Office and the Arizona Corporation Commission faced off in the Arizona Court of Appeals on June 23 to debate the constitutionality of a mechanism that allows water companies to recoup costs for infrastructure investments outside of a rate case.
Governors of 10 Western states meeting to discuss drought
The governors of 10 Western states began a three-day meeting Wednesday in Lake Tahoe to tackle drought and other problems that don't respect state boundaries.
Lake Mead surface water level dips to new record low
Federal water managers let the closely watched and regulated surface level at Lake Mead go to a new record low overnight, before guiding it back above a crucial drought shortage trigger point.
