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Summary of Ecosystem Services of Riparian Restoration: A Review of Rock Detention Structures in the Madrean Archipelago Ecoregion

Feb. 26, 2021

The US Geological Survey (USGS) Aridlands Water Harvesting Study has been investigating the potential to sculpt landscapes in the Madrean Archipelago Ecoregion and quantifying impacts (on hydrology, vegetation, and sediment) over the past 10 years.

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WRRC RAPIDS Navigating Watershed Planning in a Virtual World

WRRC RAPIDS Navigating Watershed Planning in a Virtual World

Feb. 26, 2021

As we approach the one-year anniversary of working virtually, the WRRC Water RAPIDS team leans into collaborative watershed planning and research with our partners in the Cobre Valley from afar. In November 2020, the team co-convened the Third Annual Cobre Valley Water Forum alongside the Cobre Valley Watershed Partnership (CVWP) and Gila County Cooperative Extension.

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 Bighorn Fire on Mt. Lemmon

Mt. Lemmon Fires in Kids' Living Rooms — without Flames!

Feb. 22, 2021

Tucson second graders are learning how forest fires, flooding, and erosion are all part of an interconnected system through Arizona Project WET’s virtual Forests, Fires, and Floods presentation. 

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IMPACT Magazine Features Navajo Nation Wicked Water Problems

Feb. 15, 2021

The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) just released a new issue of its magazine, Water Resources IMPACT, on the theme of “Wicked Water Problems.”

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Summary of Net Zero Urban Water from Concept to Applications: Integrating Natural, Built, and Social Systems for Responsive and Adaptive Solutions

Feb. 5, 2021

In this article, we present a vision to enhance urban water system resilience through a Net Zero Urban Water (NZUW) approach, which meets the needs of a given community with a locally available and sustainable water supply, without detriment to interconnected systems or long-term water supply (See Figure 1 below). 

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Parched Boot Camp participants

Art Exhibit Examines Water in the Southwest

Feb. 1, 2021

Tó éí ííńá át'é – Water is Life, in the Diné, or Navajo language. This truth is known to the Diné and throughout Arizona. A recent art exhibition, Parched: The Art of Water in the Southwest, explores the complexities and challenges of water in the face of climate change, informed by cultural and scientific inquiry. In early 2019, a group of Arizona-based artists took part in a week-long water “boot-camp” organized through a collaboration between the Flagstaff Arts Council, Coconino Plateau Watershed Partnership, Northern Arizona University, and the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter.

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The County with the Greatest Need for Groundwater Education & Conservation

Jan. 22, 2021

As an addendum to last week’s article, APW is also initiating a Groundwater Education & Conservation (GEC) program in Pinal County, where the importance of the agricultural perspective cannot be overstated. In the Pinal Active Management Area (AMA), the groundwater management goal is to preserve the agricultural economy for as long as feasible, while considering the need to preserve groundwater for future non-irrigation uses. Growing concerns that Pinal County will not be able to meet that goal for much longer has prompted efforts from all stakeholders to develop new conservation programs and to improve existing management practices.

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Summary of Isotope Research on Sources of Perennial Flow in the San Pedro River

Jan. 22, 2021

The WRRC is pleased to feature the following article summary prepared by the author, UArizona researcher (retired) Chris Eastoe. This study used measurements of the ratios of stable (non-radioactive) isotopes in the hydrogen and oxygen of water molecules.

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West Valley students learning about Arizona’s groundwater conditions

Saving Groundwater at Schools

Jan. 15, 2021

Gasps of excitement and broad smiles are common when students explore the groundwater system using APW’s 3D student models. APW is very excited and eager to expand this success through a multiyear grant from Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR), which provides funding to educate West Valley students on Arizona’s groundwater conditions. 

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Reclamation Article Series, Part 4: Arizona Basin Studies - Commonalities

Jan. 8, 2021

Over the past three issues of the Weekly Wave, an article on each of Arizona’s three WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow) Basin Studies (Basin Studies) was presented. 

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