WRRC Announces 2025 Summer Arroyo Internship Friday The WRRC is excited to announce its paid 2025 summer internship. Through the generosity of Gene Sander and Louise Canfield-Sander, the WRRC is offering a summer 2025 internship for the development of the 2026 Arroyo. Read more Image
Get Ready for Groundwater Awareness Week! Friday This year’s National Groundwater Awareness Week (GWAW) is March 9–15. The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) created this initiative in 1999 to encourage yearly water well testing and maintenance and to promote policies impacting groundwater quality and supply. Read more Image
WRRC Residency Enriched My Transboundary Water Knowledge Friday In 2024, I was lucky enough to be selected for the Peer-to-Peer Fellowship at the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). As a visitor from Tanzania, I was excited to immerse myself in the study of transboundary networks and southwest regional water resource policy. Read more Image
Registration Now Open for WRRC 2025 Conference! Friday Early-bird registration for the WRRC’s 2025 Annual Conference is now open! This year’s conference will be held on May 20–21, 2025, at the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center. While we strongly encourage in-person attendance to get the full experience, a non-interactive Zoom livestream will also be available for those unable to attend in person. Read more Image
Getting Little Feet WET Feb. 21, 2025 On Saturday, February 15, 2025, Lorie Cavalli of Arizona Project WET and Christina Molinaro of iWonder Flagstaff hosted a place-based workshop at Foxglenn Park in Flagstaff for area educators. Read more Image
Crystal Thompson Receives CRWUA Lifetime Achievement Award Feb. 21, 2025 Long-time WRRC friend and collaborator Crystal Thompson, Executive Affairs Advisor and Communications Manager of the Central Arizona Project (CAP), recently received a lifetime achievement award for her dedicated work in support of the Colorado River basin. Read more Image
Chocolate Fest Features "Tapped” Podcasters, Photo Contest Winners Feb. 21, 2025 On Thursday, February 13, 2025, the WRRC hosted its 21st Annual Chocolate Fest. Dozens of water enthusiasts gathered to share chocolate treats and enjoy an inspiring program. Read more Image
WRRC Welcomes New Water RAPIDS Associate in Extension Feb. 20, 2025 The WRRC is pleased to welcome Anne Gondor to the WRRC team! She will serve as Associate in Extension for the Water RAPIDS program, and will work with local, state, nonprofit, and federal partners on water resources planning projects to develop solutions that meet the needs of stakeholders and the environment. Read more Image
NGWA 2025 Darcy Lecture Considers Ancient Groundwater Feb. 14, 2025 Did you know that most of the Earth’s groundwater is over 12,000 years old? The WRRC and the U of A Department of Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences co-sponsored a Darcy Lecture on Living Fossils: Ancient Groundwaters in the Anthropocene, given by Grant Ferguson on February 5, 2025. Ferguson is a Professor of Hydrogeology in the Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, where he holds a joint appointment in the School of Environment and Sustainability. Read more Image
Transboundary Assessment Framework Published in MDPI Water Journal Feb. 13, 2025 The February 2025 issue of the journal Water features an article by Professor Elia M. Tapia-Villaseñor of the Universidad de Sonora Departamento de Geología, WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal, and Hydrologic Research Center Chief Research Scientist Eylon Shamir. Read more Image