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tom buschatzke

Nov 22, 2024

Tom Buschatzke: Keeping Arizona’s faucets functioning

For nearly 10 years, Tom Buschatzke has been the arbiter of Arizona’s water supply as director of the Department of Water Resources. In a career spanning decades and beginning with […]

Colorado River, water cuts, drought, Arizona, California, Nevada
Oct 26, 2023

Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River

Federal officials said Wednesday that conditions have improved on the Colorado River to the point that a plan by California, Arizona and Nevada to voluntarily reduce water use should help keep the river basin on stable footing for the next few years.

Oct 13, 2023

Farmer, rural lawmaker leave Governor’s Water Council

Two key members of the Governor's Water Policy Council have quit, potentially threatening the chances of any action to deal with a depleting water supply in rural Arizona.

water, Griffin, Arizona Farm Bureau, Kerr, Lingenfelter
Sep 22, 2023

Process starts for new era managing Colorado River

Stakeholders sharing the Colorado River have started sending their water policy wish lists to the Bureau of Reclamation as they negotiate new river use guidelines. 

water, Colorado River, Gilbert, Arizona Water Banking Authority
Sep 15, 2023

State considers using effluent water credits

The Arizona Water Banking Authority is exploring the possibility of buying purified wastewater to distribute later – which would be unprecedented. 

Rio Verde, Scottsdale, Kolodin, Wadsack, Navajo Nation,
Jun 12, 2023

One Rio Verde plan dies, another advances 

House members approved a new measure to get water to the Rio Verde community Monday that Rep. Alexander Kolodin, R-Scottsdale, is offering as an alternative to appease Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, and the Senate killed an alternative plan. 

Hobbs, Prop 400, Maricopa County, ridership, light rail, Valley Metro
Jun 2, 2023

Arizona pauses home development in some parts of Phoenix area 

Arizona will tap the brakes on new development in some parts of Greater Phoenix, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced on Thursday. 

drought, Colorado River, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Mesa, Chandler, Arizona, water conservation, xeriscaping
Nov 3, 2022

Arizona lawmakers push California to cut water usage

Arizona state and federal lawmakers are pressuring California to cut its Colorado River usage as the federal government is threatening to intervene after states failed to agree on a plan to limit what they take from the river. 

drought, Colorado River, Lake Mead, crisis, water, Arizona State University, groundwater depletion
Oct 28, 2022

New US plan could lead to federal action on Colorado River

The Interior Department announced Friday that it will consider revising a set of guidelines for operating two major dams on the Colorado River in the first sign of what could lead to federal action to protect the once-massive but shrinking reservoirs behind them.

Jul 6, 2022

Ducey signs bill to address dwindling water supply

Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Wednesday to provide $1.2 billion to fund grandiose projects to find new water for Arizona and smaller ones to conserve what the state already has.

affordable housing, multifamily homes, tents, downtown, homeless, zoning
May 19, 2022

New housing strategy in Pinal over water issue

Nearly a year after the Arizona Department of Water Resources said it won’t approve new supply certificates for groundwater use in the Pinal Active Management Area, local groups are pushing back on the agency’s findings and developers have found a way to keep building homes without the need for certificates. 

Oct 23, 2021

Ducey gives tribe $30M for water rights

Arizona is dropping another $30 million in to buy -- or, at least, rent -- some water rights to help stave off further drought-related cuts in what the state gets from the Colorado River. 

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