American Indian lands comprise approximately 52 million acres in more than 26 states. Many reservations have land and water resources that have potential for…
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Although much less energy is expended in the United States for space cooling than for space heating, this end use is significant in many areas of the country…
The Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act was vetoed by President Reagan this past June, cancelling seven years of negotiations between the Papago…
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has been investigating trichioroethylene (TCE) and related compounds in Arizona groundwater since the solvent…
A design for developing a comprehensive groundwater quality management program was outlined recently in an article* by Raymond G. Giese, hydrologist with the…
Groundwater withdrawals in Arizona in 1978 and 1979 were, with one exception, the smallest in over twenty-five years. According to a recent U.S. Geological…
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is developing an Underground Injection Control (UIC) program to regulate the underground disposal of wastes…
The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 requires an inventory of hazardous mining areas within each state and periodic monitoring of active…
An oversight hearing on the Central Arizona Project (CAP) Tucson Aqueduct was held March 13 in Tucson by a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives…
Citing Governor Bruce Babbitt's proclamation declaring December "Flood Awareness Month," Wesley Steiner, Department of Water Resources Director,…
With the generous cooperation of Peabody Coal Company, the financial support of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the ingenuity of two University of Arizona…
On June 19, Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt delivered a copy of Arizona's new Groundwater Management Act to Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus in…
A special study group of the Groundwater Management Study Commission has presented concepts for agreement for groundwater law reform in Arizona. The study…
The Bureau of Reclamation has changed its name to the WATER AND POWER RESOURCES SERVICE, to reflect changes in emphasis that have been made in the function of…
Steam produced by the Earth's internal heat has been used to drive generators and produce electricity since the early years of the 20th century.…