Government Goings-on

It’s time to look back at some of the significant events and trends in the world of water that occurred in 2023. The Colorado River remains the major focus, as...

The new Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Karen Peters, recently gave a talk to the Environmental Professionals of Arizona. (Her official title is Cabinet Executive Officer...

Governor Hobbs’ Water Policy Council has the goal of coming up with actionable concepts to address water issues before the end of the year. Two major committees carry much of...

The more things change, the more they seem to stay the same. The struggle between agricultural irrigationists and municipal water providers remains as fierce as it has always been. Case...

Across our planet, various governments are ramping up space exploration programs. Some wish to prove that they are sophisticated space-faring nations, others wish to show they still have space expertise,...

We have learned over the last century that modern civilization cannot thrive in the desert without power to move water, and power cannot be generated without water. Water and power...

On June 22, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its 48-page decision in the case of Arizona et.al. vs Navajo Nation et. al. In a split (5–4)...

On May 22, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) announced with much fanfare that they had received a letter from the three Lower Basin states of Arizona, California, and Nevada. The...