Information About Water in Arizona

Background reading for LWVAZ’s water policy 

Compiled by the LWVAZ 2021-2023 Water Policy Review Committee

And Just Where Should I Start? 

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Videos and Webinars on Water

Websites on Water Issues

Good Water Reads

Arizona Department of Water Resources

Overview of the Arizona Groundwater Management Code

Arizona’s Next Century:

A Strategic Vision for Water Supply Sustainability

Audubon

The Economic Impact of Arizona’s Rivers, Lakes, and Streams

Arizona Town Hall 

Keeping Arizona’s Water Glass Full

Governor’s Water Augmentation, Innovation and Conservation Council

Post-2025 AMAs Committee. 

Executive Summary

The Kyl Center for Water Policy, Arizona State University

Colorado River Shortages Fact Sheet

Lessons from the Past - Surface Water Adjudication

The Elusive Concept of an Assured Water Supply

The Myth of a Safe Yield

Fourth National Climate Assessment: 2018

Download the report or specific chapters

Sierra Club 

A New Framework for Arizona

Water for Arizona

Rural Groundwater Conservation Concepts

Coalition Policy Priorities 2021

Coalition Policy Priorities 2022

Arizona Water Security Plan

Water Education Foundation and the University of Arizona Water Resource Research Center

Layperson’s Guide to Arizona Water

University of Arizona Water Resource Research Center

Reflections: Adjusting to a Drier Future

Arizona Water Factsheet: Cochise County

Arizona Water Factsheet: Maricopa County

Arizona Water Factsheet: Pima County