Both the seasonal monsoons and winter storms that have been so sparse this year are critical for groundwater recharge in the Tucson basin, but the winter precipitation contributes most to yearly recharge, says Wally Wilson, chief hydrologist for Tucson Water.
Both the seasonal monsoons and winter storms that have been so sparse this year are critical for groundwater recharge in the Tucson basin, but the winter precipitation contributes most to yearly recharge, says Wally Wilson, chief hydrologist for Tucson Water.
For Star subscribers: It would put conservation rules on large water users such as data centers — just as a source says a developer is looking at possibly putting a chipmaking factory in Tucson. Â
Taking a portion of our reclaimed water now for Project Blue decreases our reclaimed water availability and flexibility. We should already be doing the things that Project Blue claims it will do for water positivity.
For Star subscribers: For years we've heard that drinking reclaimed water is in Tucson's future. Now the mega-data-center project proposed for the southeast side is treating it like wastewater again.Â
For Star subscribers: ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s Ag to Urban law comes with a big question mark: Where will the water to replenish the aquifer come from?
PHOENIX — Legislation designed to save huge amounts of water by allowing farmers across central ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ to sell their land and associated grou…
Data show pumping by Fort Huachuca — along with homeowners and businesses dependent on it  — is jeopardizing the San Pedro River, environmentalists say.
A new study gives ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ and Nevada high marks for their reuse of treated sewage effluent as a way to reduce Colorado River use, but says the…
EJ. EMILIANO ZAPATA, Sonora — The scarcity of water in Sonora’s portion of the binational San Pedro River aquifer is sounding an alarm for act…
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Tucson City Council expected to pass law Tuesday regulating big water users