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Tucson Clean and Beautiful is using its Green Stormwater Infrastructure Program to fight drought conditions at the local level in Tucson.

Simone A. Williams is a WRRC graduate research associate and Director Sharon B. Megdal chairs her dissertation committee. Williams’ research was recently featured in the November/December 2023 issue of Water Resources IMPACT, a digital magazine that highlights the achievements of water management professionals.

El 25 de octubre de 2023, la Directora del WRRC, Sharon B. Megdal, presentó su testimonio ante el Comité de Recursos Naturales de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Subcomité de Agua, Vida Silvestre y Pesca, en relación con el proyecto de ley HR 5874.

The 28th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP28) is an international conference hosted by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from November 30 – December 12, 2023. The COP comprises 198 parties (197 countries and the European Union), representing the largest annual United Nations conference with an average of 25,000 attendees, though over 70,000 registered this year.

The Arizona Department of Water Resources recently released the first seven supply and demand assessments for the state’s groundwater basins. The department is required by a state law signed in 2022 to complete a supply and demand assessment of each of Arizona’s 51 basins every five years.

The US Water Alliance’s 2023 One Water Summit was held in Tucson on November 14–16. This annual event gathers one of the most diverse groups of water leaders in the country for a unique and urgent conversation about the future of water.

On October 5, 2022, our community suffered a huge loss with the tragic and senseless death of Dr. Thomas Meixner, UArizona professor and department head of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences.

How do we inspire young learners to become creative and critical thinkers, problem solvers, ethical decision-makers, and stewards of our environment? Each year, fourth-grade students from across Arizona participate in the Arizona Project WET (APW) Water Festival program, first completing the curriculum in the classroom and then exploring and engaging with large-scale models about the water cycle, watersheds, groundwater system, and water conservation technology, and how we can conserve water.

Arizona Project WET answered the call of the mountains, with Arizona Water Festivals in Flagstaff, Payson, Prescott, and Verde Valley. The first in the series was the 17th Annual Flagstaff Water Festival (AWF).

Last week, Director Sharon B. Megdal and Graduate Assistant Taylor Simmons represented the WRRC at the 2023 County Supervisors Association (CSA) Legislative Policy Summit in Flagstaff.