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New ADWR “Story Map” uses high-tech imagery to tell story of Willcox area land subsidence

Thu, Nov 8 2018

Researchers in the AZ Department of Water Resources’ Hydrology Division have developed one of the department’s most visually appealing presentations ever

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On-going experiment in high-volume CO River releases from Glen Canyon Dam set

Thu, Nov 1 2018

Beginning November 5, the Department of Interior will begin a High-Flow Experiments (HFE) release of water out of Glen Canyon Dam

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Protecting AZ’s surface water & maintaining healthy forests are, basically, the same thing

Protecting AZ’s surface water & maintaining healthy forests are, basically, the same thing

Thu, Oct 25 2018

For the people charged with maintaining the reservoir – now a vital source of water for the city of Payson – the handsome forests are not a pretty sight

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How Will AZDCP Fit Into the Colorado River Basin Drought Contingency Plan?

Wed, Oct 17 2018

While AZ water managers and stakeholders have been meeting to finalize DCP, plans have been underway to ensure the framework for the entire CO River Basin DCP

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ADWR’s “Basic Data Unit” teams prepare for groundwater hydrology “sweeps” season

Thu, Oct 4 2018

It is high season once again for one of ADWR’s most important duties – collecting data on groundwater levels by the department’s Basic Data Unit

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Brian Conway and Natalie Mast talking on STEM Pro Live!

Online, interactive program featuring STEM professionals taps Water Resources talent

Thu, Sep 27 2018

Professionals doing science-based work at ADWR contribute to an innovative video project dedicated to piquing the interest of young students in the sciences

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Adapting to drought: municipal water managers discuss strategies for drought preparation

Adapting to drought: municipal water managers discuss strategies for drought preparation

Fri, Sep 21 2018

Top big-city water managers in the SW shared their views on best practices for delivering water to large urban populations in the midst of long-running drought

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Proposed plans in works to replace environmentally hazardous sewage system in Nogales

Wed, Sep 12 2018

ADEQ, among other agencies, is arguing that the time has come to abandon stop-gap, patchwork measures and replace the system altogether.

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Arizona Department of Water Resources and Central Arizona Project logos over the Colorado River.

The DCP makes CO River delivery shortfalls less painful, but it doesn’t make them go away

Wed, Sep 5 2018

By Tom Buschatzke, Arizona Department of Water Resources Director, and Ted Cooke, Central Arizona Project General Manager

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Nogalas Sewage

Water-treatment plant co-owners plan public hearing on threats to Santa Cruz River

Fri, Aug 31 2018

As a part of the long-running effort to resolve the sewage issues, the co-owner of the area’s sewage-treatment facility has announced plans for a public meeting

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