Government Goings-on
Welcome to the party, California! In September, Governor Jerry Brown signed three pieces of legislation that for the first time in 164 years will try to regulate California’s use of...
Government Goings-on
Just a few weeks ago, a former corporate board treasurer (6 years) alerted me to a new federal regulation. The U.S. Forest Service has issued a new directive applicable to...
WRRC Brown Bag Seminar — Requiem for the Santa Cruz: An Environmental History of an Arizona River
Speaker: Robert H. Webb, Adjunct Professor, Hydrology and Water Resources, the University of Arizona / Co-Author of "Requiem for the Santa Cruz: An Environmental History of an Arizona River" Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept....
Government Goings-on
In April, the EPA and the Corps of Engineers jointly put out a draft rule under the Clean Water Act. The rule addresses exactly what is meant by “waters of the...
C2E Launches Free Online Water Conservation Tool
The WRRC’s Conserve to Enhance (C2E) program recently announced that its new online water conservation tool — theWater Use Dashboard — is now live. The Dashboard is a free, easy-to-use tool for C2E participants...
Government Goings-on
A flurry of articles has descended upon us following the description of what might happen if, as described last month, water level elevations at Lake Mead fall below 1000 ft. ...
Government Goings-on
Drought can kick operational structures in the teeth. The water budget for Lake Mead has become unbalanced due to the extended drought. Legal demands from the three Lower Basin states...
Help ADWR Update the Phoenix AMA Groundwater Model!
Fellow AHS members, ADWR is currently updating the Phoenix AMA groundwater model. Correctly assessing vertical flow is an important component of the model and difficult to do because there are...