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ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke
Buschatzke tabbed once again as an Arizona “Leader of the Year”
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ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke has been named by the Arizona Capitol Times as one of Arizona’s “Leaders of the Year” for 2023 in environmental policy
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ADWR News Article Archive

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Inter-agency drought group recommends continuation of “drought declaration”
Published: Wed, 05/15/2019
This year? A tougher call. But, in the end, a single cold, wet winter does not make Arizona drought-free
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A former ADWR Director who lived life “full steam ahead” has passed away
Published: Thu, 05/02/2019
Former Arizona Department of Water Resources Director and prominent water-rights attorney Elizabeth “Betsy” Rieke passed away on March 28 at her home in Seattle
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New “Open Data Portal” makes tapping into ADWR’s spatial datasets and web apps even easier
Published: Thu, 05/02/2019
ADWR releases a new Open Data Portal which is a more consumer-friendly means of retrieving the Department’s spatial datasets and web applications
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Celebration! Is it so wrong to revel in good water news for a change?
Published: Fri, 04/19/2019
After enduring more than 19 years of lingering drought in the Southwest and its implications for the Colorado River system, we think not
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Congress zips into action, quickly approving long-sought CO River DCP Authorization Act
Published: Fri, 04/12/2019
In the end, it was the speed propelling the legislation through Congress that proved most stunning to observers
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Colorado River DCP Proposals Get A Positive, Enthusiastic Reception In Congress
Published: Fri, 03/29/2019
Support in Congress for the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plans took a big step forward this week
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CO River Basin States submit drought plans to Congress; USBR rescinds Fed. Reg. notice
Published: Fri, 03/22/2019
On Tuesday, Colorado River Basin states submitted drought plans to Congress while the Commissioner of Reclamation rescinded their notice in the Federal Register
Interactive tool for searching groundwater-rights information now live on ADWR website
Interactive tool for searching groundwater-rights information now live on ADWR website
Published: Thu, 03/14/2019
The latest interactive tool added to the Arizona Department of Water Resources web site – the Grandfathered Right Web Map system – is now up and running
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It’s touch & go: Strong snowpack season may not keep Lake Mead out of shortfall this year
Published: Wed, 03/06/2019
Despite all of the very positive snowpack vibes, the final unregulated inflow forecast with February precipitation for Lake Powell proved to be a bit… sobering
Interactive precipitation map makes following storms fun!
Storm tracking made easy: Interactive precipitation map makes following storms fun!
Published: Fri, 02/22/2019
Weather hunters looking to get detailed info on the State's storm activity should check out the Arizona Flood Warning System’s interactive precipitation map
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Persistent rainy, snowy skies altering many regions of the SW for the better this winter
Published: Fri, 02/15/2019
The same big mid-February storms battering the West Coast this winter will likely produce substantial watershed accumulation in Arizona as well
One of the world’s great natural wonders, the Grand Canyon National Park, turns 100
One of the world’s great natural wonders, the Grand Canyon National Park, turns 100
Published: Fri, 02/08/2019
Later this month, the nation will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the designation of one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, the Grand Canyon
Deeper Snowpack At Higher Levels Of Mountain Watersheds Improves Winter 2019 Outlook
Deeper Snowpack At Higher Levels Of Mountain Watersheds Improves Winter 2019 Outlook
Published: Thu, 01/31/2019
Still young, Winter 2019 has a story to tell: There’s good cold, and there’s bad cold
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3D tech teaches "junior hydrologists" about topography, geology and the movement of water
Published: Fri, 01/18/2019
At ADWR's “Junior Hydrologist Day,” the kids were wowed by the Augmented Reality Sandbox which allows users to create topographical models by shaping real sand
WUIW Water Tower
Enormous symbol of water conservation campaign on display in the Executive Tower lobby
Published: Mon, 01/14/2019
Constructed from 120 one-gallon water jugs, the imposing a 16-foot tall Water – Use It Wisely tower is now on display in the Executive Tower lobby
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Know your rights: ADWR to roll out new “interactive” groundwater-rights web map system
Published: Fri, 01/04/2019
In mid-January, the ADWR website will feature a new “interactive” map that will allow the public to conveniently access data about their groundwater rights
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2018 Year in Review: The biggest news stories of the year
Published: Fri, 12/28/2018
Take a look back at some of the key moments in 2018, as they were reported by Arizona Water News
Colorado River Lake Mead close to Hoover Dam
Getting to the Finish Line: What’s next for Colorado River Drought Contingency Planning?
Published: Thu, 12/20/2018
The Implementation Plan is nearly in place. However, we’re not yet able to say it’s “done”
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2018 Drought Preparedness Annual Report makes for extremely dry reading
Published: Thu, 12/13/2018
The latest volume of the 2018 Arizona Drought Preparedness Annual Report illustrates what one would expect, it’s dry out there
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Drought ICG recommends continuing ‘drought emergency declaration’ for Arizona
Published: Wed, 12/05/2018
The interagency coordinating group that analyzes Arizona’s drought status on behalf of the Governor had some good and some bad water news at its Nov.28 meeting
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