Bruce Babbitt To Present Keynote at WRRC 2020 Conference Oct. 25, 2019 We are very excited to announce that Bruce Babbitt will present the opening keynote at the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center's 2020 Conference Read more Image
UA joins global effort with JNF and Israel to secure food, water, energy - Arizona Jewish Post Oct. 11, 2019 In an effort to boost global agriculture, the University of Arizona has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Jewish National Fund and Israel’s Arava region to establish The JNF Joint Institute for Global Food, Water and Energy Security. Read more Image
Education Coordinators from Across the U.S. Share Ideas and Knowledge Oct. 4, 2019 It was extraordinary! That's what many state coordinators said about the 2019 Project WET Coordinators Conference and Training held in Tucson last week. We can thank the APW team who made it happen. Read more Image
UA Honored for Achievements in Water Resources Sept. 30, 2019 On Saturday, September 21, Arizona Forward held its Annual Environmental Excellence Awards gala. Water was a theme throughout the evening, with major awards for the Gila River Indian Community's Managed Aquifer Recharge MAR 5 & Gila River Interpretive Trail project, Scottsdale Water, and the Drought Contingency Plan. Read more Image
Cobre Valley Student Project Recognized at American Planning Association Conference Sept. 23, 2019 On September 12, the student project "Cobre Valley Cheer:543 Framework" received an honorable mention award at Arizona's American Planning Association conference in Oro Valley. Read more Image
New Interactive Elements at the 2020 WRRC Annual Conference Sept. 13, 2019 The WRRC's 2020 Conference, Water at the Crossroads: The Next 40 Years, will take stock of our water management progress since the passage of the 1980 Groundwater Management Act and then look to the future. Read more Image
Get Your Cameras Ready - WRRC Photo Contest Is Back! Sept. 3, 2019 The WRRC Annual Photo Contest is back and it's your chance to show us Arizona water in any way that your camera can capture. Read more Image
Finding Answers to Arizona Water Questions Aug. 9, 2019 Arizonans have questions about water and the Water Resources Research Center has a lot of experience answering them. At this year's University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Conference, h Read more Image
New USDA-Funded Arizona Project WET/WRRC Collaboration Starts With Intensive Training in UA Microbiology Lab July 26, 2019 During the week of July 22, the water quality laboratory of WRRC Research Scientist Jean McLain hosted the kickoff of a new USDA-funded project, "Bringing Microbiology and Water Quality into Arizona Classrooms Read more Image
Waiting for Monsoon Rains, Considering International Lessons for Desert Waters July 15, 2019 Wet/dry mapping typically documents the lowest stream flows of the year and signals impacts for the species that rely on these ribbons of green in the desert. Since wet/dry mapping wrapped up in Arizona this June, lessons from the April 2019 Desert Waters International Symposium are worth revisiting. Read more Image