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	New Water Bank website designed with the user in mind Fri, Dec 13 2019 New Water Bank website designed with the user in mind Read More
	Program Dedicated to Conserving AZ Groundwater Accepting Applications Thu, Dec 5 2019 Funding opportunity for projects dedicated to Conserving Arizona groundwater now accepting applications Read More
	Drought panel recommends continued drought declaration as experts foresee a drier winter Fri, Nov 22 2019 ADWR Drought Recommendations for Winter Read More
	ADWR posts Pinal Model run information Thu, Nov 7 2019 ADWR hydrologists on November 1 presented a detailed outline of Department's updated model run for the Pinal Active Management Area numeric groundwater flow model. Read More
	Leaders of DCP effort take home AZ Forward “Governor’s Award” for environmental excellence Wed, Oct 2 2019 In several respects, the big environmental winner this year in the Southwest has been in the realm of water Read More
	The Next Big Thing: Arizona prepares for the next step in CO River management discussions Thu, Sep 19 2019 So, it really was a news scoop. That was revealed in the morning. A regular… morning scoop. Read More
	Breaking free: Arizona still has a long way to go to bust loose of drought, long term Fri, Jun 21 2019 In the short-term, Arizona, California and virtually the entire Southwest are free of drought but long-term drought alleviation is a different animal Read More
	Director envisions a “Great Crusade” ahead for CO River community in coming negotiations Thu, Jun 13 2019 ADWR Director Buschatzke recently described the lessons that he said needed to be learned from the long, complicated Drought Contingency Plan negotiations Read More
	That’s a cap! ADWR well-capping team acts fast to cover dangerous open wells Fri, May 31 2019 The Arizona Department of Water Resources is taking action now to lessen the risks to the public of open wells. And it is acting fast Read More
	Arizona participates in historic agreement to protect the CO River system & Lake Mead Thu, May 23 2019 Nearly six years in the making, the system-wide CO River Drought Contingency Plan to protect the integrity of the drought-stricken river system is in effect Read More