water conservation

Leaders in California, Arizona and Nevada sent a letter to Doug Burgum, the newly appointed Secretary of the Interior, asking for a fresh review of proposals to manage the shrinking Colorado River.

Approved by the Arizona Governor’s Regulatory Review Council, the new program supplements community drinking water portfolios with a reliable, local source amid rising demand and drought conditions.

The pause, stemming from a Trump administration executive order halting all disbursements from the Act, has put billions of dollars in water management resources at risk.

Hosted by Lou Gum, Arizona Edition, KAWC's news program, is our focus on the issues facing Arizona. Through interviews with local newsmakers, KAWC keeps you informed on issues in the region.

Money from the Inflation Reduction Act has helped save water in the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin. President-elect Trump appears poised to take away funding for those programs.

Gov. Katie Hobbs on Wednesday vetoed five bills changing water laws in Arizona, concluding they would cause more harm than good.

Victor Calderon reports on an event that brought Israeli water technology to local growers, where he caught up with AZ Department of Ag director Paul Brierley.

As climate change continues to shrink the Colorado River’s largest reservoirs, a group of four states that use its water are set to lay out plans to reboot a conservation program.

Host Lou Gum visits volunteers at a Yuma greenhouse dedicated to cultivating plants native to the region. The hope is that people will see the plants as gardening and landscaping alternatives to non-native species that often use more water.