Recently passed legislation will allow Cochise County voters to create a special water management district on the upper San Pedro River as part of a plan to preserve its flow. The legislation has varied significance. Many in the environmental community view the new law as first and foremost a river-preservation effort; others see the bill as representing a breakthrough in the state's ongoing effort to adopt a rural water management strategy.
Either way most would agree that the legislation is certainly timely, addressing critical problems in need of solution, both river preservation and rural water management.
Table of Contents:
Legislation and Law
- Rural AZ Can Restrict Growth if Water Supplies Inadequate
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules CWA Trumps ESA in Arizona Case
- Plan to Protect San Pedro River Offers Option for Rural Water Management
News Briefs
- Pipeline Moot as Power Plant Stays Closed
- Help Wanted: Global Warming Consultants
- Water Officials, Researchers From Around the World Visit Arizona
Guest View
- Integrating Water Quality and Water Quantity for a Sustainable Future
Water Vapors
- USGS's Nick Melcher Retires
- WRRC Marks Successful Annual Conference
- WRRC Co-sponsors Research
- Peter Gleick Presents Tucson Public Lecture
- Sewer History Web Site Rich With Information and Lore
- Publications & On-Line Resources
- Water Law and Policy Symposium Proceedings
- Book Focuses on Water and Education
- Report: Protect River Flows For Human and Environmental Needs
Public Policy Review
Announcements
- Arizona Water Law Conference
- International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge
- Symposium Ponders Whether We Can Have it All
- Symposium on Southwest Hydrometeorology
Special Projects
- UA's Involvement With Water Broadens With Two New Academic Programs
AWR Insert: WRRC Hosted ADEQ's 20th Anniversary Conference This supplement was provided by the WRRC and focused on Arizona water quality in the past, present, and future.