This year's monsoon season may have been a late bloomer but was typical in most other respects. According to the National Weather Service Office in Tucson…
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This paper is based on a presentation made at the Urban Design in Arid Regions Second International Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, January 23, 2005.…
During last November’s 85th Arizona Town Hall at the Grand Canyon, Governor Janet Napolitano announced her proposal for an Arizona Virtual Water University.…
A good environmental deed was done when the full flow of Fossil Creek was recently restored after nearly 100 years of restricted flows. It was the familiar…
Abstract: Chile’s free-market Water Code turned 20 years old in October 2001. This anniversary was an important milestone for both Chilean and international…
Worthy of note are some recent developments in water news and affairs, some with statewide significance and some of special importance here at the Water…
The focus of this paper is on Ecosystem Restoration Projects undertaken in Arizona by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), under their Civil…
Over the years the Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP) has produced much more conflict than desalinated water. An effort has recenfly been made to change this situation…
On April 6 the Water Resources Research Center held its annual conference. Titled “Water and the Environment: The Role of Ecosystem Restoration,” the…
In January of 2004, Dr. Harry W. Ayer retired after completing over thirty-four years of service to Arizona’s agriculture. Today, he is still actively…
Interbasin groundwater transfers are a strategy to obtain additional water supplies in parts of the state with inadequate water resources. It is a strategy,…
Water Resources Research Center Issue Paper No. 22.
The U.S.-Mexican border not only represents a meeting of two cultures and two countries, but it is also a melting pot mixture where power and responsibilities…
The pricing of water is an interesting and important topic. The rates water utilities charge are designed to recover the cost of delivering water to customers.
Rainwater harvesting is an ancient technique enjoying a revival in popularity due to the inherent quality of rainwater and interest in reducing consumption of…
