This case study provides insights regarding factors that contribute to successful cross-boundary diplomatic outcomes in the Colorado River Basin. The highlighted factors are based on the author’s study of and participation in water policy and management within the Colorado River Basin, along with observations of other areas.

Arizona Project WET is a handful of festivals away from wrapping up the 2024 fall Water Festival season, and what a season it has been!

On October 29, 2024, NPR’s All Things Considered radio program broadcast an information piece on wastewater recharge and reuse. Journalist Pien Huang interviewed experts about Orange County Water District’s facilities, which include advanced treatment technology, recharge ponds, and manmade waterfalls.

The Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) and National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) invite abstract submissions for the 2025 Annual Water Resources Conference on June 3–5, 2025, in downtown Minneapolis, MN.

On November 20, recipients of grants from the 104(b) Program presented a WRRC Webinar on two water-related research projects.

The WRRC is pleased to welcome two new team members: student research assistant Ian Cann and AmeriCorps member Julia Denton.

The University of Arizona recently announced its 2024 Women of Impact, an honor presented annually to special university faculty and staff women “whose work drives discovery, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, builds community impact, and empowers others.”

On November 12, 2024, we held a Water Webinar to celebrate the WRRC’s 60th anniversary. Brief presentations about the WRRC’s past accomplishments and current programs were followed by comments from University of Arizona officials, WRRC colleagues, and former student workers.

The WRRC is excited to begin a new water history timeline project in the Upper Verde River Watershed! In 2013, the WRRC worked with stakeholders in the Upper Gila Watershed to collect stories and events important to this watershed and create the “Shared History of the Upper Gila Watershed” timeline.

On October 30, 2024, the Worldly Women Collective hosted an evening gathering to feature women’s leadership in water management. A panel of women leaders from the field of water highlighted the powerful role of women in driving the future of water management, sustainability, and innovation, emphasizing that women's voices are essential to progress both locally and globally.