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Did you know that in Arizona up to 70% of water is used outside the home? Considering this substantial water use, it’s no surprise that more landscape plants in Arizona die from overwatering than underwatering. By conserving water outdoors not only will you save water and money, but you’ll...

“Flushable Wipes” Are Not Flushable

While many people are having a difficult time finding and purchasing toilet paper, it is causing an existing problem to become an even bigger one. Despite what packaging says, flushable wipes are in fact not flushable. Only the three P’s belong in the toilet: pee, poo, and (toilet) paper. All other...

Smart Irrigation in Action

July is Smart Irrigation Month and with more than half of the drinking water in the Valley used outdoors for the primary purpose of irrigating landscapes, it may be time to learn how to optimize your automated irrigation controller for maximum efficiency. If an irrigation system is well managed, a...

Chase Down Leaks in Your Home during Fix a Leak Week!

In 2019, Governor Doug Ducey proclaimed the third week of March as Fix a Leak Week. It is a time to remind all residents of Arizona to check their household fixtures and irrigation systems for common household leaks including dripping faucets, broken irrigation sprinklers, and worn-out toilet...

Preparing for Arizona's Monsoon Season

Parts of the desert Southwest experience seasonal “monsoon” activities during the summer from approximately June 15 through September 30.We encourage residents to establish a four-step plan for monsoon season:Write and rehearse a family communication plan that identifies a meeting place and...

Exploring Arizona’s Amazing Waterworlds

Riparian areas and wetlands are the links between land and water. They are among the most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth and are thought of as "ribbons of life," networking across various landscapes and biotic communities.Within Arizona, local communities are finding ways to protect these...

Water Awareness Month 2018 Highlights

Our warmest thanks to all our partners in celebrating this year’s Water Awareness Month. It was a wonderful month celebration and we were so moved to see all our partners and their communities come together to celebrate. So, we are delighted to share a few highlights from Water Awareness Month 2018...

Take Action to Save Water & Energy in Commercial Buildings

Office buildings, schools, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, and other commercial and institutional facilities can use a significant amount of water and energy in their daily operations. In most cases, electricity or gas is used to purify and pump water to a facility, in addition to heating water. So...

Glendale’s Guide to Welcoming Wildlife to your Garden

The Sonoran Desert is one of the most ecologically diverse deserts in the world with more than 2,000 native plant species and hundreds of wildlife species. Special adaptations have allowed plants and animals to survive and thrive in this desert climate for thousands of years. Over the past...

Does Your Water Use Add Up?

Ever wonder how your water use adds up? Use the new Gilbert water calculator to see how much water your household needs. Compare the calculator’s results with your actual use to see if you have room for savings.Remember, water needs will vary depending on the size and type of the...

Putting Your Water Assets on the Map!

Water efficiency is becoming increasingly important to community water systems within Arizona from a resource management and economic perspective. Not only do these water systems serve residents year-around providing water for drinking, cooking, and cleaning but they also serve various businesses...

For all of us, "water awareness" means more than just conservation

By proclamation of the Governor in 2008, it is Water Awareness Month in Arizona.So, what do you suppose that means?On a personal level, being “water aware” almost universally means learning to conserve water. It is a precious and scarce resource, after all. As citizens of an...

Water conference at the University of Arizona dives deep into issues facing irrigated agriculture

Keynote speaker Clint Chandler of ADWR assures rural growers and residents that their issues are a top priority for Gov. Ducey: "We ask you to stay tuned."Irrigated agriculture in Arizona is a $17 billion-per-year industry in transition, according to speakers at a widely acclaimed...

Groundwater Management Act 1980 - Signing

Arizona's historic Groundwater Management Act of 1980

To the “end user” – the Tempe or Tucson homeowner turning on the tap to fill a kettle for a cup of tea – it is all just water. In composition, color and consistency, it is no different from the liquid pouring forth from taps anywhere else in the U.S.It is clear, clean and...

Smart Stormwater Management

Like most communities across Arizona, the Cities of Mesa and Glendale historically considered stormwater to be a nuisance that needed to be quickly eliminated through an expensive pipe and channel system. Today is different. Mesa and Glendale are shifting the stormwater paradigm and...

Lettuce help you: Community gardens may be running afoul of state groundwater-conservation law

The list of challenges to living sustainably can be lengthy.Conserving energy. Protecting precious resources, such as water, in times of scarcity. Buying locally. Thinking globally.It’s getting to be quite the to-do list for the citizen of good conscience. Everyone wants to live sustainably....

Arizona Project WET Aqua STEM Program

During back to school time, Arizona students will be excited to hear their teachers’ plans for them to learn about water in the upcoming year. Through Arizona Project WET‘s Systems Thinking Academy, teachers prepared to bring water into their classrooms, utilizing new Aqua STEM units, while...

At a ‘water summit’: Arizona golf-course superintendents gather to share best practices on water management

As a rule, industries with an economic reliance on a valuable resource tend to be extremely careful in how they use it.Farmers in Yuma County and elsewhere in Arizona, for example, have become experts in laser leveling fields, crop management and water-conserving irrigation techniques.The same is...

Living Classroom: AMWUA Plant Pages Come To Life

In a 3.2-acre space hemmed in by traffic noise, office buildings and warehouse construction sits a living classroom. The University of Arizona’s Maricopa County Cooperative Extension is a place to learn by doing – plant and nurture desert landscapes, grow vegetables and herbs, or create a rainwater...

Phoenix Water: Smart

The City of Phoenix began municipal water utility operations in 1907. Today, Phoenix Water treats and distributes tap water to 1.5 million customers daily, manages the city's sewer system, and handles wastewater treatment operations for 2.5 million residents in the Valley of the Sun. Our...

Introduction to Arizona Water Facts

Arizona’s legacy of carefully managing its water supplies over the years isn’t so much about preparing for drought. Not precisely.More than anything, it has been about Arizonans taking control of their own destiny. The years devoted to planning and investing from the creation of...