Arizona Water Watch News

At its lowest, Lake Powell was just 26 feet from the minimum power pool mark, the level at which Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona, can no longer produce hydropower. (Creative Commons photo/Adbar)

HEIDI HOMMEL

Arizona’s wet fall buys time for largest Colorado River reservoirs

Central Arizona Project Colorado River lawsuit motion

SERENA O'SULLIVAN

Central Arizona Project moves to join Colorado River lawsuit, warns of severe water cuts

Arizona’s water challenges are becoming a factor for real estate agents. (Unsplash stock image)

HEIDI HOMMEL

Arizona’s water challenges trickle down to real estate agents, who increasingly face questions about the viability of living in the desert

HEIDI HOMMEL

SRP pulls back curtain on Mormon Flat Dam maintenance work at Canyon Lake

U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton Arizona can make plans for future Colorado River cuts as long as the reductions are shared equally among the basins. (U.S. Department of the Interior file photo)

KEVIN STONE

Democrat says ‘Arizona got screwed’ in Colorado River water agreement

Arizona is challenging a federal Colorado River management plan that state officials warn could threaten water supplies to Phoenix and Tucson. July 31, 2026 Marble Canyon, Arizona. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

HEIDI HOMMEL

Arizona joins lawsuit over Colorado River plan, warns of deep water cuts

Snowpack is more important to the state’s water supply than rain, according to an ASU expert.

KEVIN STONE

Is Arizona’s water supply getting boost from recent storms, El Niño?

The Latest

HEIDI HOMMEL | Oct 14, 2026
Arizona Cotton Growers Association honors lawmaker for service to agriculture industry

Republican state Sen. Tim Dunn is a lifelong Yuma-area farmer who uses his background to shape policies and educate other lawmakers.
HEIDI HOMMEL | Oct 7, 2026
Scottsdale considers new restrictions for large water users as demand rises

The proposal includes penalties for large water users who violate their conservation plans. The City Council is waiting for final language before voting on it.
KEVIN STONE | Oct 5, 2026
Rep. Andy Biggs says ‘water’s No. 1’ as he hears from Arizonans during run for governor

The Republican nominee said resource management is key to securing the state's water future. “You’re not going to conserve your way out of this,” he said.
HEIDI HOMMEL | Sep 30, 2026
Amazon launches collaborative initiative to fund Colorado River Basin water projects

The company is also investing $2.4 million in an Arizona irrigation efficiency project for tribal farmland.
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Sep 24, 2026
Election-year backlash clogs Scottsdale’s water recycling plan

The city says candidates’ claims of “toilet to tap” or untested “poop water” marginalize the science behind the treatment program.
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HEIDI HOMMEL | Sep 23, 2026
With Colorado River cuts looming, Peoria commits $104 million to bolster water supply

The West Valley suburb is buying roughly 176,000 acre-feet of long-term storage credits from the Vidler Water Company.
KEVIN STONE | Sep 22, 2026
As Arizona monsoon season winds down, all eyes turn toward El Niño

The Pacific Ocean climate pattern contributed to last week's storm activity in Phoenix. Will it bolster the desert's water supply this winter?
KYLIE WERNER | Sep 16, 2026
ASU gets $2M federal grant to develop water reuse tech for semiconductor manufacturing

As part of the project, ASU's Macro Technology Works in Tempe will test and certify new water treatment technology, creating the data needed for the industry to adopt water-saving solutions.
HEIDI HOMMEL | Sep 16, 2026
Upper Verde River on verge of earning state’s highest water quality protection level

The Governor’s Regulatory Review Council approved the Outstanding Arizona Waters designation for the waterway after the Sierra Club nominated it.
HEIDI HOMMEL | Sep 9, 2026
Woman running 2,000 miles in 100 days to sound alarm about Colorado River water crisis

Along the way, Mina Guli has been meeting people in communities whose economies rely on the river and listening to their stories.
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KYLIE WERNER | Sep 8, 2026
Water expected to be restored to Grand Canyon’s South Rim in weeks following flash flood

The National Park Service said crews will be constructing a temporary water intake at Bright Angel Creek to replace the one that was destroyed by the flood.
DOUGLAS SANTO | Sep 6, 2026
Grand Canyon shuts off potable water for visitors at South Rim in conservation effort

The water will be shut off at the 1.5-mile resthouse, 3-mile resthouse, and Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area and Campground starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
HEIDI HOMMEL | Sep 2, 2026
Residents push for special election to designate Arizona’s McMullen Valley as AMA

A local PAC in the rural community is gathering signatures in an effort to designate the basin as an Active Management Area that can regulate groundwater pumping when the supply is scarce.
HEIDI HOMMEL | Aug 26, 2026
Upper Basin on verge of first-ever Colorado River Compact breach, CAP president warns

CAP President Terry Goddard says the Upper Basin is failing to deliver enough water to Arizona and the Lower Basin, and a lawsuit may be on the table.
DAVID IVERSEN | Aug 25, 2026
Rep. Juan Ciscomani blames Arizona Democrats for fumbling Colorado River negotiations

The congressman says Gov. Katie Hobbs and Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego squandered leverage by fighting the Trump administration.
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PAYNE MOSES | Aug 23, 2026
Canyon Lake to close on Sept. 8 for months to complete safety inspections, maintenance

The lake, including all boat ramps and access points, will close for eight days to prepare for the drawdown project, which will begin on Sept. 16.
DAVID IVERSEN | Aug 21, 2026
Arizona keeps legal options on the table after feds order historic Colorado River cuts

ADWR director says the state is keeping all legal options on the table after feds ordered Arizona to cut 760,000 acre-feet of river water per year.
DAVID IVERSEN | Aug 21, 2026
Arizona absorbs bulk of historic Colorado River cuts as Upper Basin states face none

The feds ordered the biggest water cuts the Colorado River has ever seen. Arizona will lose about half the Colorado River water that helps supply Phoenix and Tucson.
HEIDI HOMMEL | Aug 19, 2026
After recent water utility hacks, how secure is Arizona?

A swath of cyberattacks on U.S. water infrastructure in recent weeks raises the question: Could something like that happen here in Arizona?
ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 16, 2026
Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions

The reservoir is now about 30 feet (9.1 meters) away from the point at which turbines would stop producing hydroelectric power.
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HEIDI HOMMEL | Aug 12, 2026
Arizona’s tribal, rural communities will bear the brunt as Colorado River plan fails to stabilize

Water policy expert expects legal challenges and warns Yuma's winter vegetables are at risk as tribal and rural communities face the deepest impacts.
KEVIN STONE | Aug 7, 2026
Arizona congressman warns that unfair Colorado River cuts in his state will harm US

"If you hurt economic development here in Arizona, it doesn't stay in Arizona. It hurts the entire national economy," Rep. Greg Stanton said.
HEIDI HOMMEL | Aug 5, 2026
As the Grand Canyon’s river is drying up a $50 million industry is going with it

Record drought and fewer dam releases have cut Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon, threatening wildlife and a $50 million boating industry.
DAVID IVERSEN | Jul 31, 2026
Central Arizona Project president says feds ‘bought the lies’ on Colorado River plan

Terry Goddard says Arizona should be outraged that the plan requires lower basin states to cut water use by 20% while upper basin states face none.
KEVIN STONE | Jul 31, 2026
Gov. Katie Hobbs pushes back on ‘unacceptable’ terms in federal Colorado River proposal

Arizona leaders are disappointed that all of the states that use the river's water aren't being asked to make cuts.