This fall groundwater is getting a surge of overdue attention from scientists and water professionals, who aim to raise awareness of this “invisible” resource. The Water Resources Research Center’s director, Sharon B. Megdal, has been involved in two separate but related activities aimed at promoting understanding and protection of groundwater.

Photographers of all skill levels, are encouraged to use their imaginations to capture the theme of "Growing with Water". Submissions can be in either urban or rural Arizona settings... flowers to farms, backyard and community gardens to vast agricultural fields, urban landscapes to mountain hideaways, it's up to you! Get creative with interesting photo perspectives, unique detail shots, fascinating vistas, and people in action.

Are you ready to imagine, design, and plant your water-smart landscaping? The UA Water Resources Research Center's new Desert Landscaping website has tools and tips to help.

The Water Resources Research Center Highlights handout offers a quick and easy way to review the many accomplishments of the WRRC throughout 2015.

The UA Water Network continues to build cross-campus connections among water programs and experts at University of Arizona. Most recently, the program produced a large-format poster for display at many departments and centers around UA.

"Potable Reuse of Water: A View from Arizona," by the Water Resources Research Center’s Susanna Eden, Sharon B. Megdal, and Jean McLain was published in the July 2016 Water Resources IMPACT Magazine. IMPACT is published bi-monthly by the American Water Resources Association and is intended as a magazine of ideas that inform and provoke conversation. 

A tool, developed by the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (UA-WRRC), has been added to the nation's Climate Resilience Toolkit.

A strong El Niño event has been taking place this year. People in Arizona generally welcome the wetter winters brought by El Niño, but in other parts of the world, El Niño can mean droughts, floods, crop failures, and looming food shortages.

UA professor Sharon B. Megdal received this year's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th annual Women of Influence event for her outstanding achievements and contributions in water policy and water resources management.

The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (IBWC) announces the completion of the San Pedro River Aquifer Binational Report. The study marks the first time researchers from both countries have collaborated to collect data and jointly prepare binational maps of the San Pedro River aquifer,