JANUARY 2026: IMPASSE
Just before Christmas, about 1700 people met in Las Vegas at the annual meeting of the Colorado River Water Users Association (CRWUA). Apparently, no one was feeling festive. Everyone was...
Bouwer Internship Overview
My time with the Bouwer Intern Scholarship touched all aspects of water resources management, and it taught me to be a jack of all trades. I interned with 4 different...
DECEMBER 2025: THE FAILURE OF NOVEMBER
Well, they blew it. The November 11 deadline, set by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), for the seven states that share the Colorado River to come up with a new...
Passing of Past AHS Member Cortney Brand
With sadness, the Arizona Hydrological Society (AHS) learned that past member, Cortney Brand, of Castle Pines, Colorado passed away at the age of 54 on November 13, 2025, while in...
Halpenny Internship Overview
My experience with the Leonard Halpenny Intern Scholarship this past summer was quite enlightening, enjoyable, and valuable to me as I prepare to make the next steps in my career...
NOVEMBER 2025: THE RAINS OF OCTOBER
With a prodigious yawn, the Cowardly Lion sat up in the field of summer poppies in which he had fallen asleep. Noting its recent covering with snow, he remarked “Mighty...
Avery Internship Overview
This past summer, I was awarded the Charles C. Avery Intern Scholarship, allowing me the opportunity to work with three different host agencies and organizations: the US Geological Survey, City...
OCTOBER 2025: POLITICS PREVAILS
Fall is upon us, and in the higher elevations the aspen leaves are beginning to turn golden. Soon the cottonwoods along the rivers of the Southwest will follow suit, and...