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Few weather stories in 2026 have attracted public attention quite like the approaching “Super El Niño”

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Anyone shocked? Drought panel recommends – again – that drought emergency status in Arizona continue

Wed, May 20 2026

Will the approaching “El Nino” condition in the eastern Pacific Ocean – a strong “Super El Nino, in fact – bring enough moisture to kickstart an end to the region’s long, long drought?

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Colorado River flowing through the Grand Canyon

Rebuttal to the Kyl Center’s May 1 “Arizona Colorado River Update”

Wed, May 6 2026

The ASU Kyl Center for Water Policy’s May 1 blog post is riddled with many distortions

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New, interactive technology helps ADWR make statewide data on land subsidence publicly available and easier to access

Tue, Apr 28 2026

Observed impacts of land subsidence are now accessible in the form of an interactive map on the ADWR website

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Arizona’s biggest water-awareness festival returns in April at Phoenix’s beautiful Steele Indian School Park

Wed, Apr 1 2026

Billed as the “largest water celebration of the year,” the festival aims to educate the public on local water resources, water quality, and conservation in a festive environment.

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ADWR releases Preliminary Hydrographic Survey Report for the Sycamore Subwatershed in the Verde River Watershed

Thu, Mar 12 2026

The Arizona Department of Water Resources has released its 2026 Preliminary Hydrographic Survey Report for the Sycamore Subwatershed.

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Officials celebrate first 100-year Assured Water Supply designation in Pinal AMA in over two decades

Fri, Mar 6 2026

The program extends 100-year water supply protections across Arizona Water Company’s service area and provides enough water for over 80,000 new homes.

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Arizona, Lower Basin partners, commit to continuing efforts to find common ground on new Colorado River operations rules

Thu, Feb 19 2026

Arizona’s chief negotiator repeated his commitment to seeking a collaborative solution to river management.

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ADWR Director speaking at meeting of a statewide coalition of water leaders

Governor, ADWR Director and CAP GM brief Arizona water leaders on Colorado River negotiations as federal deadline draws near

Thu, Feb 12 2026

Director Buschatzke described the recent meeting with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Colorado River Basin Governors

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ADWR Director briefs State House committee on progress toward “the new paradigm” for Colorado River operations

Fri, Jan 30 2026

Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke delivered an important presentation to the Arizona House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee

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Newly designated Ranegras Plain Active Management Area becomes Arizona’s 8th groundwater basin designated for comprehensive protection of groundwater supplies

Thu, Jan 15 2026

Arizona has designated the Ranegras Plain Groundwater Basin as the state’s eighth Active Management Area

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