Water data producers from different agencies often use inconsistent formats, terminology, and standards, making the data fragmented and incommensurable. Fortunately, the Internet of Water provides a connection for water-related data to increase its interoperability.
Continued Drought Likely in Water Year 2026
October 1, 2025, marked the first day of the new water year. In hydrology, a “water year” refers to the 12-month period in which precipitation totals are measured. The new water year starts in October because much of the precipitation that falls in late autumn and winter accumulates as snow and does not melt until the following spring or summer.
Where Are They Now?
WRRC Alum Returns to AZ
Soon after serving in the role of Graduate Outreach Assistant at the WRRC from August 2013 to June 2014, alongside working toward her PhD, Lucero Radonic joined the faculty at Michigan State University. In 2023, Radonic returned to Arizona, where she now works as an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and the School of Earth and Sustainability at NAU, and leads the Water, Society, and Policy Lab.
WRRA Facilitates 60 Years of Water Research
JCWRE Special Issue Celebrates the History of the WRRA
The year 2024 marked the 60th anniversary of US President Lyndon B. Johnson’s signing of the 1964 Water Resources Research Act (WRRA). In celebration of the momentous occasion, UCOWR released a special issue earlier this year (April 2025) of the Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education (JCWRE), which was dedicated to the rich history and wide-ranging impacts of the work of NIWR centers and institutes.