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August 05, 2013

The Cochise Water Project: Pueblo del Sol Country Club

The Pueblo del Sol project installed a rainwater harvesting system that would utilize their tennis courts and a portion of an adjacent roof area as our…

August 01, 2013

Water Supply and Stormwater Management Benefits of Residential Rainwater Harvesting in US Cities

This article presents an analysis of the projected performance of urban residential rainwater harvesting systems in the United States (U.S.). The objectives…

August 01, 2013

Case Studies Analyzing the Economic Benefits of Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure Programs

Keywords: green infrastructure, low impact development, economic benefits, case studies, cost benefit analysis, multiple benefits, operations and maintenance,…

July 13, 2013

Written from Sea

The July 1 deadline for writing this column loomed over me as I looked forward to a late June visit to Alaska. I worried about when I would find the time to…

July 11, 2013

Arizona Water Resource Summer 2013

On Saturday, June 1, 2013, water was released from Elephant Butte Reservoir in South Central New Mexico into the Rio Grande. It took more than two days to…

June 04, 2013

Desert Water Harvesting Initiative

AZ Water Association's Kachina News featured an article on the Desert Rainwater Harvesting Initiative.

June 01, 2013

Our Built and Natural Environments: A Technical Review of the Interactions Among Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Quality (second ed)

Decisions about how and where we build our communities have significant impacts on the natural environment and on human health. Cities, regions, states, and…

June 01, 2013

KERP: Pima County's Urban Oasis

e are standing on the edge of a crater-like hole that’s invisible from the surrounding streets. A 2.2-mile paved path for pedestrians and bicyclists hugs…

May 02, 2013

Arizona Water Resource Spring 2013

The opportunity to hear expert presentations and discussion on the issue of water security attracted approximately 300 people to the WRRC’s annual conference…

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May 01, 2013

Groundwater Governance in the United States: Summary and Appendix

In fall 2012, the Water Resources Research Center and the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona initiated the project “…

May 01, 2013

Groundwater Governance in the U.S.

In fall 2012, the Water Resources Research Center and the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona initiated the project “…

April 26, 2013

Policies for Implementing Water Harvesting in Arid Regions: A Continuum of Options

Future growth often challenges communities to provide services and resources at a level of quality and price that residents expect. In the Southwest U.S., this…

April 23, 2013

Arroyo 2013 Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Water

When the news reports on traces of birth control hormones or pain killers found in water, we do not know what to think. Is there any danger? How will these…

April 13, 2013

On Defining and Achieving Water Security

When planning the Water Resources Research Center’s 2013 annual conference on water security, we knew that the definition of water security was complex. We…

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April 01, 2013

Groundwater Governance - A Global Framework for Action

Groundwater Governance - A Global Framework for Action (2011-2014) is a joint project supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the…