Watershed Planning in the Upper Gila Watershed
The Upper Gila River is one of the last stretches of free-flowing river in the American West. Through stakeholder engagement, watershed assessment and scenario planning, the WRRC is working to assist local water planning efforts to ensure adequate supply for all water using sectors.
Cobre Valley Watershed Research Initiative
With Gila County Cooperative Extension and US Bureau of Reclamation, we are exploring opportunities for residents, non-profits, and local government to raise public awareness and balance their water supply and infrastructure with current and future demands.
Conserve2Enhance
An innovative approach to conserving water and building community by transferring the value of your water savings to local projects. Conserve2EnhanceTM (C2E) developed an online Dashboard to make your drops count!
Environmental Flows Database
In collaboration with Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) and Northern Arizona University (NAU), this project has developed a tool that will enable more resilient and effective management of riparian and aquatic systems throughout the deserts of the United States and Mexico.
Recent Projects
Sustainable Clarkdale
Sustainable Clarkdale. The town of Clarkdale, Arizona is working to become a sustainable community. The Water RAPIDS team assisted the town to develop a model water resource management program that will reduce per capita water consumption to sustainable levels in order to protect the Verde River.