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Disclaimer: submissions must be received by 5 pm (MST) on Wednesday for inclusion in that Friday’s newsletter. Please note that in the summer months, the newsletter transitions to a bi-weekly schedule. Additionally, due to space limitations, submission of a water news item / calendar announcement / water job or opportunity does not guarantee it will be included in the Weekly Wave. We will do our best to include all suitable submissions.
- Mar 7: El Rio Vivo Art & Music Festival
- Mar 8–14: National Groundwater Awareness Week
- Mar 10: Running on Empty: Facing Water Scarcity Across the Southwest – Session 3: Water Issues in Our Community
- Mar 10: U of A Earthweek Plenary Conference – Abstract Deadline
- Mar 10: AHS Tucson Chapter Meeting: Arizona Politics and the Colorado Compact
- Mar 12: AZ Water 2026 PFAS Forum
- Mar 13: 7th Annual 2026 Arizona Agribusiness Roundtable
- Mar 15: Summer School H2O’Lyon – ZABR, Gravel Bed Rivers: Ecology, Management and Relationships with Society – Application Deadline
- Mar 16: ENVS Colloquium – Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America – WRRC Co-sponsored Event
- Mar 16: Udall Center: Mo's Policy Scholars 15-Week Paid Research Mentorship for U of A Juniors and Seniors – Application Deadline
- Mar 18: AZ Water Association Water Conservation Committee Meeting & Drought Plan Implementation Webinar
- Mar 18: AWRA Webinar: An Overview of PFAS Transport in the Environment, Challenges, & Management Strategies
- Mar 19: AZ Water Association Spring 2026 Water Distribution Hands on Workshop
- Mar 20: Arizona Water Awareness Month Festival – Organization Booth Registration Deadline
- Mar 20: Water Whys Talk – InSightFull: The Ripple Effect of Math Accessibility Updates in Microsoft365
- Mar 20: Arizona Hydrological Society 37th Annual Symposium – Abstract Deadline
- Mar 21: Days of Connection: World Water Day Celebration
- Mar 22: UN World Water Day: Where Water Flows, Equality Grows
- Mar 23: MDPI World Water Day 2026 Webinar: Water for All People – Governance, Security, and Access (9:00 am MST) – WRRC Co-sponsored Event
- Mar 23–27: U of A Earthweek 2026
- Mar 24: WRRC Water Webinar: Delivering Reliable Water for Arizona Communities — EPCOR’s Water Resources Plan
- Mar 24: El Día del Agua y la Atmósfera – Free Registration Through Mar 16
- Mar 25: HAS Student Job Fair
- Mar 25: NVIS Spring 2026 Seminar: Creating a Mindful Science: Through Indigenous Eyes – WRRC Co-sponsored Event
- Mar 26: Water Education Foundation’s Water 101 Workshop: The Basics & Beyond
- Mar 26: ENViSion 2026: Shaping Science Through Leadership: Policy Pathways for Environmental Innovation (Keynote Speaker: WRRC Director Sharon B Megdal)
- Mar 31–Apr 2: BSMAR 19 Symposium – Building Resiliency with MAR: Convey, Store and Deliver – Save the Date!
- Apr 1: HAS Weekly Talk by Grover Swartzlander: Preparing for Future Whole Earth Sunshades (Earth Cup L1 Project)
- Apr 3: Water Whys Talk with U of A Assistant Professors Sandra Bae and Takanori Fujiwara -- Communicating Complex Data through 3D Representation: Examples of Planetarium Visualizations and Data Physicalizations
- Apr 3: David R. Maidment Award for Exemplary Contributions to Water Resources Data and Information Systems — Nomination Deadline
- Apr 10: ADEQ Virtual Public Hearing on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Upper Verde River Outstanding Arizona Water Nomination
- Apr 10: AWRA 2026 Annual Water Resources Conference – Topical Session Deadline
- Apr 11: Arizona Water Awareness Month Festival
- Apr 14–15: WRRC 2026 Annual Conference: Water for Tech, Mining & Energy: Pathways to Arizona's Future
- Apr 24: 2026 Blitzer Lecture by Ty Ferré, Hydrogeology: The Art of Saying as Much as You Can with the Little Data that You Can Afford
- Apr 24: Call for Contributions: The Water We Want 2026 – Youth Prize Contest for Water Artwork – Submission Deadline
- Apr 28–30: Santa Cruz River Research Days: A Watershed of Protection – Save the Date!
- Apr 29: NVIS Spring 2026 Seminar Featuring Conservation Scientist Hector Ortiz Cano, Chicago Botanic Garden – WRRC Co-sponsored Event
- Apr 29–30: Arizona Brownfields Conference: Transforming Vacant, Underutilized & Brownfield Sites into Community Assets
- Apr 30: CALES Annual Research Showcase – Save the Date!
- May 1: AWRA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professional Development Scholarship – Application Deadline
- May 1: AWRA Richard A. Herbert Memorial Scholarship
- May 18–20: AWRA 2026 Geospatial Water Technology Conference: Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies
- Jun 1: Central Arizona Project Award for Water Research Call for Student Papers – Submission Deadline
- Jun 8–10: UCOWR/NIWR 2026 Annual Water Resources Conference
- Jun 22–25: A Meeting of Sacred Waters 2026: Remembering the Past into the Present – Save the Date!
- Sep 9–11: Arizona Hydrological Society 37th Annual Symposium – Save the Date!
- Oct 15: Imagine a Day Without Water
- Oct 29: Water Education Foundation’s 42ⁿᵈ Annual Water Summit – Save the Date!
- Nov 9–11: AWRA 2026 Annual Water Resources Conference – Save the Date!
- Nov 30: AAWWA Arizona Dairy Company Tour
- Dec 1: AAWWA Yuma Ag Tour and Wine, Women & Water Welcome Reception
- Dec 2: AAWWA Annual Meeting: Experience Arizona Agriculture & Water in Real Life
- Dec 2–4: 2026 United Nations Water Conference – Save the Date!