Image Durango Campus GSI Retrofit Update & Tour March 26, 2025 A presentation and tour of the Maricopa County Flood Control District (FCDMC) Durango Campus GSI Retrofit Project, where updates will be provided on the project's status and overall construction timeline. Read more
Image Arizona Water Factsheets … Did You Know? March 21, 2025 Surface water has been the main source of water in Pinal County since the 1990s, when the Central Arizona Project (CAP) canal began delivering Colorado River water to central Arizona. Read more
Image Family Farm Alliance Leaders, WRRC Collaborators Recently Honored March 21, 2025 Paul Orme, president of Family Farm Alliance, and Ronald “Ron” Rayner, former Alliance board member, are receiving recognition for their distinguished work and leadership in Western irrigated agriculture. Read more
Image U of A Ranked #1 for Water Resources on ShanghaiRanking March 21, 2025 ShanghaiRanking has published world university rankings by academic subjects since 2009. In their ranking for 2024, the University of Arizona (U of A) was recognized as the top university in the US for Water Resources and placed #4 globally. Read more
Image The 2025 WRRC Summer Arroyo Internship March 19, 2025 The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center is offering a paid summer internship to an enrolled U of A student to contribute to the creation of an issue of Arroyo, the annual WRRC publication that focuses on a critical Arizona water issue. Read more
Image Arizona Water Factsheets … Did You Know? March 14, 2025 Navajo County, located in northeastern Arizona between Coconino and Apache counties, comprises two distinct geographic regions: arid and desert-like mesas, plateaus, and buttes in the north and mountainous piñon-juniper and ponderosa pine woodlands in the south. About 54% of Navajo County residents live in rural areas that depend on domestic groundwater wells for water. Read more
Image Women in Water Diplomacy Network Introduces Global Leadership Council March 14, 2025 This year, International Women’s Day was officially held on March 8, and called for the effort to “Accelerate Action,” a campaign which emphasizes the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the Women in Water Diplomacy Network (WWDN) celebrated International Women’s Day by hosting a panel discussion, titled A Path Forward for Women, Water, Peace and Security – Elevating Central Asian voices from across the Women in Water Diplomacy Network. Read more
Image All WRRC 2024 Photo Contest Submissions Now Online! March 14, 2025 On February 13, 2025, we announced the winners of the WRRC’s 2024 Photo Contest at our annual Chocolate Fest. We are now excited to share that all the contest submissions are available for viewing on our website. Read more
Image WRRC Recognizes National Groundwater Awareness Week March 14, 2025 The National Ground Water Association’s (NGWA) annual observance of Groundwater Awareness Week is March 9–15, 2025, and is an occasion in which to remember a major but hidden water resource. Read more
Image APW Launches Nature of Groundwater Traveling Exhibit March 7, 2025 Arizona Project WET is excited to announce the Spring 2025 launch of a traveling exhibit for environmental education: The Nature of Groundwater. Visitors of all ages who interact with the exhibit’s experiential elements are asked to consider these questions: What is the nature of our relationship with groundwater? Is this relationship built to last? Read more