Articles, Reports, & Other

WRRC Annual Report 2011

The report showcases the accomplishments of the WRRC, it faculty, professional personnel and students. A series of regular reports is planned to inform the…

Cooperation for transboundary water management

Integrated management of trasnboundary rivers and aquifers is a major challenge. This article reviews some of these challenges and the cooperation that has…

The Forgotten Sector: Arizona Water Law and the Environment

This paper examines the extent to which environmental water needs, especially the needs of riparian habitats, have both been recognized and neglected in…

The US-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program: The Arizona-Sonora Portion as a Case Study

This presentation focuses on efforts to develop a binational work plan for the Arizona-Sonora portion of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer…

Saving a Place for Environmental Water in Arizona

Institutional Mechanisms for the Assessment and Management of Transboundary Aquifers: The Importance of Partnerships

This presentation provides information about the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program, detailing partnerships for scientific investigations and…

The Environment as a Paying Water Customer

Whether due to drought, climate change or increasing demands for water, water supplies are predicted to fall short of demands in many parts of Arizona. Water…

The Environment as a Paying Water Customer: Connecting Water Conservation to Environmental Water Needs

Whether due to drought, climate change or increasing demands for water, water supplies are predicted to fall short of demands in many parts of Arizona. Water…

Gains from Trade: Arizona's Groundwater Savings Program

Arizona’s Groundwater Savings Program (GSP) is a cornerstone of the state’s overall Groundwater Storage and Recovery Program. Borne out of Arizona’s efforts to…

Havasu Canyon Watershed

Havasu Canyon Watershed is within the Coconino Plateau region of Arizona. Geology at the land surface is dominated by the Kaibab Limestone Formation. The…

Water Policy Innovations and Challenges in Arizona

The rapid growth in Arizona’s population, coupled with prolonged drought, has strained its already scarce water resources. Accommodating population growth in a…

Determinants of Environmental Noncompliance by Public Water Systems

Whereas a large number of empirical studies have been devoted to analyzing determinants of environmental compliance (EC) by firms, less attention has been paid…

Projects to Enhance Arizona's Environment: Piloting a Voluntary Mechanism for Securing Water for Environmental Enhancement Projects

This report documents the results of Phase III of the Bureau of Reclamation funded project at the University of Arizona’s Water Resources Research Center…

Water, People, and the Future: Water Availability for Agriculture in the United States

With a projected 25% and 50% increase in U.S. and world population, respectively, by the year 2050, substantial increases in freshwater use for food, fiber,…

Institutional Assessment of the Transboundary Santa Cruz and San Pedro Aquifers on the United States-Mexico Border

Los acuíferos transfronterizos y compartidos a lo largo de la frontera internacional Estados Unidos - México están sometidos a usos no sustentables y…