Water
Southern Arizona Farmers Again Ask for $20 Million for Water Infrastructure
By Bret Jaspers | Friday, May 17, 2019
Farmers in Pinal County are again pushing for an extra $20 million in the state budget for wells and other groundwater infrastructure, following their allotment from the Drought Contingency Plan.
Arizona Farmers Can Legally Grow Industrial Hemp, But Will They Take the Risk?
By Carissa Wigginton | Tuesday, May 14, 2019
The crop, which has attracted many with its water-friendly claims, will be legal to grow in Arizona this summer. At least 40 other states are establishing similar hemp programs.
Tribes’ Role in Drought Contingency Plan Marks Turning Point for Inclusion
By Lillian Donahue | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
A multi-state drought plan to preserve water levels in the Colorado River Basin had critical input from Arizona’s tribes, setting a new precedent for water rights in Indian Country.
Change to Clean Water Act Would Have Repercussions, Even in the Arid West
By Bret Jaspers | Monday, April 15, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers have proposed a reversal of Obama-era definitions in the 1972 Clean Water Act.
In Colorado River’s Final Hundred Miles, Small Signs of Life Return
By Luke Ruynon | Friday, April 12, 2019
It's a glimpse at what the Colorado River Delta used to be when the river emptied into the Pacific Ocean - a healthy mix of cottonwood forests, vast lagoons and thriving estuaries.
As the Colorado River Basin Dries, Can an Accidental Oasis Survive?
By Luke Ruynon | Thursday, April 11, 2019
The Colorado River delta is shaped by geographical and political boundaries, and further threatened by trans-border relations, climate change and growing populations.
Five Years Later, Effects Of Colorado River Pulse Flow Still Linger
By Luke Ruynon | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The Colorado River’s inability to complete its journey from the Rocky Mountains to the Sea of Cortez has become one of its defining characteristics.
All That Snow Looks Great, But When It Melts, Watch Out LA
By Sharon McNary | Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A surplus snowpack presents a different kind of challenge for Los Angeles, and water managers now must grapple with a bumper supply of water.