ADWR News Article Archive

Arizona Water Awareness Month
Water Awareness Month: Now, More than Ever
Published: Thu, 03/31/2022
Welcome to Water Awareness Month 2022. As part of the effort to keep the public aware of the many ways they can help conserve water, ADWR and our many WAM partners have organized a month of events promoting wise water use.
The “good” news from Lake Powell: rate of loss of storage capacity due to sediment hasn’t changed since 1963
“good” news from Lake Powell: rate of loss of storage capacity hasn’t changed since 1963
Published: Wed, 03/23/2022
The “good” news from Lake Powell: rate of loss of storage capacity due to sediment hasn’t changed since 1963
Camp Verde, Arizona - Photo Courtesy of Kenneth Wood
New “Subflow Zone” Map Helps Property Owners Find Info About Water Beneath Their Land
Published: Thu, 03/10/2022
Understanding how and where water flows underground is vital, especially for the people living on top of the ground.
Interior Secretary Haaland visits ADWR for roundtable discussion of Arizona water issues
Interior Secretary Haaland visits ADWR for roundtable discussion of Arizona water issues
Published: Fri, 02/25/2022
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo traveled from Washington, D.C. this week for a two-day visit to Arizona that, on Tuesday, included a roundtable discussion on water issues at the offices of the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
The Drought Monitoring Technical Committee: Tracking drought and climate is a year-round project
The Drought Monitoring Technical Committee: Tracking Drought is a Year-Round Project
Published: Thu, 01/27/2022
The Drought Monitoring Technical Committee met most recently on December 2 of last year, a time when a strong summer monsoon season had helped unlock the state from the most severe drought conditions.
Securing Arizona's Water Future
Governor’s Office elaborates on plans for financial investments in Arizona’s water future
Published: Fri, 01/21/2022
As in nearly all his previous State of the State addresses, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey on January 10 emphasized the importance of water to the State’s future
ADWR’s “Arizona Drought Preparedness” report
What’s the go-to guide for drought in AZ? ADWR’s “Arizona Drought Preparedness” report!
Published: Thu, 01/06/2022
How long has Arizona been in drought? It’s a question we get a lot at ADWR, especially since the chronic dry conditions impacting the entire Southwest have begun making big news, such as this year’s first-ever cutback in Colorado River allocation deliveries.
On December 15, the Lower Basin States and their partners in the water-using community agreed to plan to leave at least 500,000 acre-feet of water in the reservoir above their DCP commitments in 2022 and 2023
Lower Basin States and Reclamation Take Action to Help Protect Lake Mead, Sign Agreement
Published: Wed, 12/22/2021
Lower Basin States and Reclamation Take Action to Help Protect Lake Mead, Sign Agreement
Herb Guenther: Beloved Former Director of ADWR Passes Away
Herb Guenther: Beloved Former Director of ADWR Passes Away
Published: Wed, 12/22/2021
Herb Guenther, a former director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, passed away on December 17
Real “no brainer”: Drought Interagency Coordinating Group opts to recommend continuing drought-emergency declaration
Real “No Brainer”: Drought Interagency Coordinating Group Recommends Continued Declaration
Published: Tue, 12/07/2021
The advisory group that makes recommendations to Arizona’s governor about whether to continue a drought-emergency declaration opted in November to advise Gov. Ducey to stay the course and keep the declaration in place.
Iron Will: ADWR triathletes take on grueling “Half Ironman” challenge at Tempe Town Lake
Iron Will: ADWR triathletes take on grueling “Half Ironman” challenge at Tempe Town Lake
Published: Wed, 11/10/2021
On October 17, four of ADWR’s team members competed in the grueling Ironman Arizona 70.3 competition that kicked off at Tempe Beach Park near the Mill Avenue Bridge.
Ultra cool! ADWR team member conquers high-country ultra-marathon from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon
Ultra Cool! ADWR team member conquers ultra-marathon from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon
Published: Thu, 10/28/2021
ADWR Water resources manager John Riggins recently completed a 100 mile ultra-marathon from Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon
ADWR Director testifies before U.S. House panel on Colorado River conditions: States, stakeholders looking to do more
ADWR Director Testifies Before U.S. House Panel on Colorado River Conditions
Published: Fri, 10/22/2021
ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke on October 15 described for members of the U.S. House of Representatives the serious conditions currently facing the states of the Colorado River Basin
ADWR Director testifies before U.S. Senate panel
ADWR Director Testifies Before Senate Panel: Taking Steps To Protect Vital River System
Published: Thu, 10/07/2021
In testimony before the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Water and Power, ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke on Wednesday described Arizona’s long history of water conservation and groundwater management while also illustrating the drought-related challenges currently facing the Colorado River states.
New ADWR Online Customer Service Tool Streamlines Reporting for Community Water Systems
New ADWR online customer-service tools streamline reporting requirements for customers
Published: Wed, 09/29/2021
Like most Arizona State Government agencies, a top customer-service priority of ADWR is to increase the public’s access to Department services online. Increasing the availability of online services is one of ADWR’s top customer-service metrics. Three of ADWR’s divisions that interact regularly with
On the trail with ADWR: A Water Resources team member totes up her favorite Arizona hiking trails
On the trail with ADWR: A Water Resources team member totes up her top AZ hiking trails
Published: Thu, 08/12/2021
On the trail with ADWR: A Water Resources team member totes up her top AZ hiking trails
Monsoon 2021: So far, it’s been wet, wild and a valuable part of Arizona’s moisture mix
Monsoon 2021: So far, it’s been wet, wild and a valuable part of Arizona’s moisture mix
Published: Fri, 07/30/2021
Even before the substantial torrents of summer rains over the past week or so finally paused, water and weather experts were acting to contain the public’s excitement about the impact of the monsoon on the Southwest’s long-running drought.
The Drought Preparedness Annual Report: a much-overlooked, but invaluable, source for info on Arizona’s lingering dry spell
The Drought Preparedness Annual Report: an invaluable resource during Arizona’s dry spell
Published: Fri, 07/16/2021
One seriously overlooked resource is the Arizona Drought Preparedness Annual Report, published each year by ADWR in collaboration with the Drought Monitoring Technical Committee, the Drought Interagency Coordinating Group, and the Local Drought Impact Groups.
What does this Summer's monsoon hold in store?
“Monsoon season” 2021 began with scattered wind and thunderstorms. Will the pattern hold?
Published: Thu, 06/17/2021
What does this summer's monsoon hold in store?
ADWR Field Services managers discusses new “Water Level Change Map” depicting changes in well water levels in the Phoenix AMA
ADWR Field Services manager discusses recent “Water Level Change Map” for the Phoenix AMA
Published: Fri, 06/11/2021
ADWR is committed to making data about Arizona’s water resources as accessible to the public as possible. And, for that matter, as quickly as possible. Water analysts outside the Department often need fresh information about, say, groundwater conditions in certain regions of Arizona quickly.