As of August 16, the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) has awarded more than $41 million to fund water conservation initiatives throughout the state, saving an estimated 860,000 – 1.3 million acre-feet of water.

On Wednesday, August 30, the University of Arizona Presidential Advisory Commission on the Future of Agriculture and Food Production in a Drying Climate released a report outlining recommendations for actions the university can take to address threats

Un nuevo libro, Advances in Transboundary Aquifer Assessment (Avances en la evaluación de acuíferos transfronterizos), editado por Sharon B. Megdal, Directora del WRRC, y Anne-Marie Matherne, del Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos, incorpora la edición especial del mismo título publicada en línea en la revista de libre acceso Water.

A new book, Advances in Transboundary Aquifer Assessment, edited by WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal and Anne-Marie Matherne of the US Geological Survey, reprints the Special Issue of the same title that was published previously online in the open-access journal Water. Around the globe, groundwater is an increasingly important resource.

At the August 3–4 conference on Arizona Water Law, presentations featured the latest information on a range of vital issues, including the Colorado River, Tribal water rights, the General Stream Adjudications, and groundwater management, among others.

Longtime WRRC staff member Ashley Hullinger has recently accepted the position of Water Program Specialist with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Protection Division at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal was recently interviewed by UArizona President Robert C. Robbins about Arizona’s water future. Robbins asked about the role of the WRRC, how and where we use water in Arizona, and what our future prospects may be.

Robert C. Robbins speaks with Professor Sharon Megdal, Director of the Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona, about the Colorado River Basin's water crisis and the future of our state.

The WRRC is pleased to introduce and welcome two new staff members to its administrative team. Jennifer Rascon is the new Business Manager for the ENVS/WRRC Shared Business Center and comes to us from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,

Every year, Arizona Project WET (APW) gets a new team of Water Educators and every year they have to say goodbye as each AmeriCorps member finishes their term.