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Arizona Environmental Flows and Water Demand Bulletin: North/Northeastern Arizona Region

This bulletin provides a concise introduction to the current knowledge about environmental water demands in the North/Northeastern Arizona Region.  It…

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Arizona Environmental Flows and Water Demand Bulletin: Southeastern Arizona Region

This bulletin provides a concise introduction to the current knowledge about environmental water demands in the Southeastern Arizona Region. It outlines gaps…

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Arizona Environmental Flows and Water Demand Bulletin: Colorado River Region

This bulletin provides a concise introduction to the current knowledge about environmental water demands in the Colorado River Region. It outlines gaps in the…

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Arizona Environmental Flows and Water Demand Bulletin: Central Arizona Region

This bulletin provides a concise introduction to the current knowledge about environmental water demands in the Central Arizona Region. It outlines gaps in the…

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Santa Cruz County Water Harvesting Guidance Manual

Water harvesting is the process of intercepting stormwater runoff from a surface (e.g. roof, parking area, land surface), and putting it to beneficial use.…

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Better Understanding Needed of Link Between Water Conservation and Rates

Demand-side management is an essential and well-recognized component of our water management strategies. Yet, like most water topics, water conservation…

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Groundwater Policy and Governance

Groundwater Governance - A Global Framework for Action is a joint project supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the Food and…

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Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States: a Technical Report Prepared for the U.S. National Climate Assessment

Keywords: climate change, southwest, climate variability, warming, drought, streamflow, projection, future, temperature, precipitation, emission scenario…

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Arizona Water Resource Spring 2012

When the captain announced the plane’s descent, I put my book down and peered out the window as I always do. I saw sand dunes first, leading my eye to a small…

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Arizona Blue Ribbon Panel on Water Sustainability

In 2009, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer announced the formation of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Water Sustainability (BRP) to focus on water conservation and…

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Common Terminology of Water Recycling

This article discussed commonly used terms relating to water reuse as well as explains the treatment, water qulaity, regulation, and acceptible uses of…

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Water Recycling FAQs

Increasing demands on limited water resources have made wastewater recycling (reclamation or reuse) an attractive option for extending water supplies.…

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Arizona’s Experience a Model for Groundwater Governance

I have been traveling internationally much of the time since my sabbatical started at the end of February. I spent just over one month in Israel as a Lady…

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Banking on Green

This report focuses on the economic impacts caused by polluted urban runoff, also known as “stormwater,” a significantly growing source of water pollution in…

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Arizona's Experience a Model for Groundwater Governance

Dr. Sharon B. Megdal discusses groundwater governance issues related to her international travels.  I have been traveling internationally much of the…

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