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Nov 4, 2024

Arizona nears approval for advanced water purification

It’s been discussed and debated for decades. But Arizona is finally at the point where cities and utilities will soon be able to get permits to deliver drinking water to […]

Oct 14, 2024

Limited growth and increased spending needs pose tough choices for Hobbs

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs won’t have much room for new spending on education, water or just about anything else in the remaining two years of her initial term as Arizona’s […]

Arizona
Oct 9, 2024

Confronting cognitive dissonance – why Arizona leaders must bridge the disconnect between voter priorities and policy outcomes

There’s a disconnect in Arizona’s political landscape – one that goes beyond the partisanship and division that dominate headlines. Despite what it may seem, Arizonans across the political spectrum have […]

Water poll
Sep 29, 2024

Water policy is on the minds of voters as drought continues

A vast majority of Arizona voters support securing long-term water supplies and enacting stronger groundwater protections, but have little faith in Arizona’s current water policies’ ability to sew long term […]

CAP
Sep 28, 2024

Six candidates are running to represent county on CAP board

Among the many races and ballot measures Maricopa County voters will decide on in November is an election for the county’s water regulation body – the Central Arizona Water Conservation […]

Sep 27, 2024

Rural water reform requires resources

To make progress in securing rural Arizona’s water future, Arizona must commit to protecting the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund. Failing to do so would be a costly mistake. 

Sep 27, 2024

Water authority has been unofficial rainy-day fund

For the upcoming legislative session, the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority hopes to avoid further cuts and prove the agency’s worth to lawmakers after the Legislature cut the agency’s funding by […]

Colorado River
Sep 16, 2024

Water director wants $1M for potential lawsuit over sharing Colorado River

The state’s top water official is making contingency plans for a court fight if a deal can’t be worked out with other states for how to divide up Colorado River […]

DINO, Hobbs, abortion, Roe v. Wade, Arizona Supreme Court
Jun 20, 2024

Hobbs vetoes slew of water bills

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday vetoed five bills changing water laws in Arizona, concluding they would cause more harm than good.

Mar 29, 2024

No, the Saudis haven’t stopped pumping Arizona groundwater

The law has crippled groundwater regulation in most of the state and large farming operations have been exploiting it for decades. This includes American and foreign-owned companies. Even if the state can stop foreign companies from abusing Arizona’s lax water laws, American mega-dairies and large-scale alfalfa farms will continue to pump the state’s aquifer water at alarming rates.

irrigation water on Gila River Indian Community
Mar 17, 2024

Gila River Indian Community rejects states’ plan for Colorado, works with feds

The Gila River Indian Community said it does not support a plan backed by three states for managing the Colorado River’s shrinking water supply, and is instead working with federal officials to develop its own proposal for water sharing.

Feb 26, 2024

Mines exporting to China threaten Arizona’s water

The real issue isn’t foreign demands for commodities that use Arizona’s scarce water. It is that large multi-national companies are receiving special, subsidized treatment to extract scarce resources that could be better used by current and future Arizonans.

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