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…
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On April 6 the Water Resources Research Center held its annual conference. Titled “Water and the Environment: The Role of Ecosystem Restoration,” the…
Interbasin groundwater transfers are a strategy to obtain additional water supplies in parts of the state with inadequate water resources. It is a strategy,…
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…
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.
Biological monitoring, or biomonitoring as it is more commonly known, and water quality testing set out to accomplish similar objectives, although they have…
Rainwater harvesting is an ancient technique enjoying a revival in popularity due to the inherent quality of rainwater and interest in reducing consumption of…
Our day-to-day existence depends on having access to fresh water. Arizonans use about 130 gallons of potable water per person per day. In addition, each day in…
Along the Arizona-Sonora border, the same wastewater that was once considered only a threat to public health is now seen as a valuable commodity. In the…
Along the Arizona-Sonora border the same wastewater that was once considered only a threat to public health is now seen as a valuable commodity. In the…
Presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management Tucson, Arizona
In 1997, I attended my first Arizona Town Hall. The topic was water. This fall, I had the privilege of attending the 85th Town Hall, entitled “Arizona’s Water…
