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45 years after the Groundwater Management Act, one of its architects reflects on the landmark legislation
In 1980, Arizona’s Groundwater Management Act identified 2025 as the year that the state’s three largest urban areas would balance the amount of groundwater withdrawn and replenished from the state. […]
Canada’s EPCOR promises a decade of investment in Arizona’s water infrastructure
When EPCOR moved to Arizona in 2011, company officials saw a unique opportunity to expand its footprint despite the state’s complicated water challenges, sustained drought conditions and growing population. Since […]
Arizona Groundwater – a guide for decision making
Groundwater issues have come into sharp focus in Arizona. Shortage on the Colorado River increases the importance of protecting groundwater as the backup supply for cities in central Arizona, and […]
Utility-authored securitization bill is horrible deal for ratepayers and state
Despite record-breaking profits, Arizona’s monopoly utilities — led by APS — are pushing to offload even more costs onto ratepayers with less oversight through a sweeping new bill, HB2679. If […]
A new era for rural Arizona’s water future
In Arizona, water is the lifeblood of our rural economies, where agriculture, industry, small businesses and families all depend on reliable water supplies. Right now, Arizona stands at a critical […]
Water bill focuses on converting ag land to housing
Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, is preparing to reintroduce a bill that would give farmers an option to ...
Addressing Arizona’s water supply challenges requires common sense, fairness
The governor and her state agency have acted unlawfully to prevent affordable housing from being built in Arizona. We have an obligation to ensure our water supply is protected, but also a desire to make Arizona the best state to live, work, and raise a family.
John Boelts: Striving to keep food abundant, affordable
For John Boelts, one of the keys to a prosperous country lies in its ability to produce a plentiful and accessible food supply.
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 […]
Arizona needs forward-thinking legislators on land and water use
Rising water and energy costs will force the decline of traditional agriculture in the desert Southwest. But transferring groundwater rights from farmlands to real estate developers is not a sustainable option. Desert living requires desert thinking.
Feds outline ‘necessary steps’ for Colorado River agreement by 2026 but no recommendation yet
Federal water officials made public on Wednesday what they called “necessary steps” for seven states and multiple tribes that use Colorado River water and hydropower to meet an August 2026 […]
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 […]
