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An innovative flush: Phoenix turns to artificial intelligence for improved wastewater monitoring
From self-driving cars to automated services, artificial intelligence has been influencing every aspect of day-to-day life – even in ways we can’t see. In Phoenix, artificial intelligence is helping the city from underground.
Colorado River water users convening amid crisis concerns
Living with less water in the U.S. Southwest is the focus this week for state and federal water administrators, tribal officials, farmers, academics and business representatives, including some from Arizona, meeting about the drought-stricken and overpromised Colorado River.
As drought grinds on, Valley homeowners take advantage of xeriscape incentives
Because of cuts to Arizona’s water and the state’s climate conditions, homeowners should consider sustainable ways to use water, according to Warren Tenney, the executive director of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association.
Grand Canyon’s water ‘backbone’ to get major overhaul starting this fall
On the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, water from Roaring Springs cascades down Bright Angel shale to the canyon floor below. This continuous spring provides drinking water to millions of visitors who come to the South Rim each year, pumped through a 6-inch aluminum pipe that’s buried beneath the North Kaibab Trail.
New water law helps conservation work for all Arizonans
Governor Ducey recently signed important legislation that updates how Arizona’s longstanding “use it or lose it” water policy is applied. That’s good news for Arizonans, our economy and the environment. Under the new law, HB2056, water right holders such as ranchers and farmers can intentionally and voluntarily leave their water in a stream without fear of losing their water rights through[...]
Arizona officials share conservation ideas at White House Water Summit
Phoenix and Tucson water officials took the occasion of the first-ever White House Water Summit to announce plans Tuesday for a more than fivefold increase in the joint conservation effort between the two cities.
Some good news about Arizona’s looming water crisis
Not enough rain and snow. Dwindling reservoirs. Record heat. Our future water supply is in jeopardy. As Arizona struggles to find solutions, there is an obvious one right above our heads. The sun.
When it comes to water, Arizona needs to build on its record of stewardship
In preparation for our recent agricultural water summit, the undersigned commissioned a poll to separate fact from fiction. Sound policy requires conversation and cooperation, but should be preceded by solid data.
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.
Feds providing $50M for Western water-saving projects
The U.S. government will invest nearly $50 million in water conservation and reuse projects in 12 drought-stricken Western states, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Wednesday.
Colorado River water-conservation effort to begin
Providers of municipal water in Arizona, California, Nevada and Colorado are starting a conservation program for the Colorado River system.
Report blames national parks maintenance backlog on Congress
Congress is letting maintenance backlogs grow in national parks like the Grand Canyon while continuing to add new sites that the National Park Service cannot afford to maintain, a report Tuesday charged.
