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Concerns in Surprise shift to groundwater as Lake Mead …

9/22/2023
A worst-case water resources scenario will be avoided, at least in the short term, by Surprise and the rest of Arizona.

Lake Mead agreement will save Glendale 17% of annual …

6/15/2023
The Glendale City Council on Tuesday entered into a System Conservation Implementation Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District.

Surprise receives upbeat water supply update

5/22/2023
Cautious optimism is preferable when discussing Arizona’s water resources, given the dire updates of the past two years.

Arizona tribe to get millions in federal payouts for …

4/17/2023
The Gila River Indian Community could get up to $233 million in federal funding for water conservation, one of the first to get the money under a program aimed at encouraging water cutbacks in Arizona, California and Nevada.

Tribal leases don’t impact water costs much, but …

11/22/2022
CHANDLER — Arizona tribes don’t often part ways with water, excess water or water rights.Looking ahead, it’s unclear when that might happen again. At least five Arizona tribes …

Glendale in ‘waiting game’ for expected water …

9/20/2022
Glendale, like every Arizona community, continues to wait on expected cuts to its water allocation from the Colorado River Basin. Historically-low levels in both Lake Mead and Lake Powell all but guarantee more cuts are coming.

Feds: River water use to be slashed

6/20/2022
In the ongoing effort to have Arizona communities use less water — specifically, less Colorado River water — people in charge of managing the state’s water supply have a new …

Peoria navigates toward uncertain water future

1/6/2022
As agricultural properties begin to feel the brunt of Central Arizona Project water cuts implemented last year and conditions on the over-allocated Colorado River endures ongoing drought, the city of Peoria continues to prepare for an uncertain water future.

Arizona spending $30 million to 'rent' water rights

10/25/2021
PHOENIX — Arizona is dropping another $30 million in to buy — or, at least, rent — some water rights to help stave off further drought-related cuts in what the state gets from the …

‘A different kind of future:' Peoria tackles new era …

5/11/2021
Arizona is moving toward a new wave of water issues that will affect residents more than ever before.

Future of Arizona’s water among priorities in …

1/11/2020
PHOENIX — Just a year after approval of the much-heralded Drought Contingency Plan, Arizona lawmakers once again face tough questions of how to deal with the increased demand for water in the …

Peoria updates Drought Management Plan to address …

5/31/2017
By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia Drought is defined as an abnormally dry time period for a specific geographic area. No doubt it is a common experience in the desert, and in fact, the …