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Important news and updates about water issues in Arizona and the West, including news about the Arizona Water Blueprint and the Kyl Center for Water Policy.

What does the pending Colorado River shortage announcement mean for . . . projects to bring new water supplies to Arizona?
August 2, 2021
Leading up to the expected Colorado River shortage declaration this month, the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute will be posting information about what the shortage will mean for Arizona communities. This is part six.
What does the Colorado River shortage mean for ... urban growth?
July 26, 2021
Leading up to the expected Colorado River shortage declaration in August, the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute will be posting information about what the shortage will mean for Arizona communities. This is part five.
What does the Colorado River shortage mean for ... my pocketbook?
July 15, 2021
Leading up to the expected Colorado River shortage declaration in August, the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute will be posting information about what the shortage will mean for Arizona communities. This is part four.
What does the Colorado River shortage mean for ... groundwater pumping?
July 5, 2021
Leading up to the expected Colorado River shortage declaration in August, the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute will be posting information about what the shortage will mean for Arizona communities. This is part three.
What does the Colorado River shortage mean for ... residential water users?
July 1, 2021
Leading up to the expected Colorado River shortage declaration in August, the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute will be posting information about what the shortage will mean for Arizona communities. This is part two.
What does the Colorado River shortage mean for ... water conservation?
June 24, 2021
Leading up to the expected Colorado River shortage declaration in August, the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute will be posting information about what the shortage will mean for Arizona communities. This is part one.
Groundwater Level Change App Launched
June 10, 2021
The Kyl Center for Water Policy’s new Arizona Groundwater Level Change App, an extension of the Arizona Water Blueprint, shows what’s happening in sub-basins across the state — where groundwater levels are rising or declining and where more data may be needed.
Cutbacks in water for central AZ farmers expected
April 26, 2021
Arizona may be facing its first official declaration of water shortage next year, a move that would trigger water cutbacks of 512,000 acre-feet — almost 20% of Arizona’s Colorado River entitlement — affecting mainly agricultural users.
Less than 1% of Arizona's General Fund needed to help safeguard state's environment, experts say
April 26, 2021
A large impact can be made towards protecting Arizona's land, water, and wildlife by diverting only 0.5% of the fund, Audubon Society and ASU researchers said.
First mandatory cutback of CAP water now likely in 2022
April 18, 2021
The Central Arizona Project seems almost certain to suffer its first significant shortage in water deliveries next year.