Image Submissions Now Open for WRRC 2025 Photo Contest Friday The WRRC Annual Photo Contest is back! This is your chance to capture from your lens "A World of Water," which is the 2025 contest theme. Read more
Image Save the Date for WRRC’s 2026 Conference! Friday Mark your calendars — the WRRC 2026 Annual Conference will be held April 14–15, 2026. We are also tentatively planning to offer a pre-conference workshop, which may be held on the afternoon of Monday, April 13. Read more
Image WRRC Student Earns PhD in American Indian Studies Friday The WRRC congratulates former WRRC Graduate Research Associate Aminta Menjivar Maldonado, who completed her Doctor of Philosophy in American Indian Studies from the U of A in May 2025. Read more
Image Reclamation Releases Lower Santa Cruz River Basin Study Final Report Friday The final report for the Lower Santa Cruz River (LSCR) Basin Study is now available from the US Bureau of Reclamation. This long-awaited report offers critical insights into regional water sustainability in the face of municipal growth, insufficient infrastructure for transporting renewable water, and extended drought. Read more
Image RFP for FY2025 104g Research Projects Coming Soon July 11, 2025 The US Geological Survey (USGS) Water Resources Research Act Program will soon release the request for proposals (RFP) on Grants.gov for two key programs: the National Competitive Grants (104g) General Program and the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Program. RFP approval for a third program, the 104g PFAS Program, is still under review by the Office of Management and Budget. Read more
Image WRRC Newsletter Highlights AZ Water News July 11, 2025 The WRRC takes pleasure in helping to connect our readers with important water news throughout Arizona. When you receive your copy of the Weekly Wave or Summer Wave, don’t forget to check out the “Water News” section for updates from in and around the state. Read more
Image Special Issue of Water Journal to Address WRRC Conference Theme July 11, 2025 The journal "Water" has issued a Call for Papers for a Special Issue titled Working Across Borders to Address Water Scarcity, which echoes the theme of the WRRC 2025 Annual Conference, Shared Borders, Shared Waters: Working Together in Times of Scarcity. Read more
Image WRRC Takes Part in Douglas-Agua Prieta Workshop July 11, 2025 On June 12, 2025, the Sonoran Institute and Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy held a Douglas-Agua Prieta "Growing Water Smart" workshop in Douglas, AZ, where participants from both sides of the border learned about regional efforts towards better management of their shared aquifer. Read more
Image WRRC Director Makes Connections at UCOWR Conference June 20, 2025 On June 3–5, 2025, WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal and U of A Extension Specialist Debankur Sanyal participated in the 2025 Annual Water Resources Conference of the Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) and National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR), which was held in Minneapolis, MN. Read more
U of A Media Highlights Water and the Environment June 20, 2025 Water is important to all living things. In arid regions where water is becoming increasingly scarce, a crucial step toward protecting this vital resource is increasing awareness. One way that the WRRC has extended its public reach is through our annual photo contest, which solicits photographs that we use to promote our events, programs, and publications to bring about more water awareness. Read more