Publications

 

Arizona Water Institute Specific

Annual Reports

Brochure - 2008 NEW EDITION

Business Plan

Needs Assessment

Newsletters

Workshop Outcomes

Listed below are the outcomes for AWI sponsored workshops. For full information on our workshops, please see the Workshop Page.

AZ Water Policy book

RFF Press is pleased to announce a new book on Arizona water policy, from academic, professional, and policy perspectives. Arizona Water Policy, edited by Bonnie G. Colby and Katharine L. Jacobs, explores Arizona's water management and extracts lessons that are important for arid and semi-arid areas worldwide. The list of distinguished contributors includes: Mark Anderson, Jack August, Jr., Michael Crimmins, George Frisvold, Grady Gammage Jr., Gregg Garfin, Robert Glennon, Charles Graf, Patrick Graham, Jim Holway, Stanley Leake, Sharon Megdal, Michael Pearce, Donald Pool, Karen Smith, Linda Stitzer, and Paul Wilson. Arizona Water Policy is available online at click here.

State Agency Memorandas on Arizona-Specific Water-Related Needs

Media Publications

Miscellaneous Publications of Interest

US/MX water-focused bilingual conversion table

With assistance from several different agencies including ADEQ, SRP, and ADWR we would like to introduce a newly created table designed to facilitate unit conversions between what is normally used in Mexio and the United States for measurement of water units. Please click here to download this pdf document.

Governor Janet Napolitano signs a Drought Declaration for the State of Arizona to raise awareness of Arizona's drought and encourage conservation.

Arizona is entering its second decade of a statewide drought due to long-term precipitation deficits and increased demand for water. The declaration calls upon citizens, businesses, schools, institutions of higher learning, local governments and federal agencies to increase water conservation efforts. Details of the declaration can be found here.

"Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges­U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007 thru 2017"

In order for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to respond to evolving national and global priorities, it must periodically reflect on, and optimize, its strategic directions. This report is the first comprehensive science strategy since the early 1990s to examine critically major USGS science goals and priorities. To view the report click here



The development of this science strategy comes at a time of global trends and rapidly evolving societal needs that pose important natural-science challenges. The emergence of a global economy affects the demand for all resources. The last decade has witnessed the emergence of a new model for managing Federal lands­ecosystem-based management. The U.S. Climate Change Science Program predicts that the next few decades will see rapid changes in the Nation’s and the Earth’s environment. Finally, the natural environment continues to pose risks to society in the form of volcanoes, earthquakes, wildland fires, floods, droughts, invasive species, variable and changing climate, and natural and anthropogenic toxins, as well as animal-borne diseases that affect humans. The use of, and competition for, natural resources on the global scale, and natural threats to those resources, has the potential to impact the Nation’s ability to sustain its economy, national security, quality of life, and natural environment.

Responding to these national priorities and global trends requires a science strategy that not only builds on existing USGS strengths and partnerships but also demands the innovation made possible by integrating the full breadth and depth of USGS capabilities. The USGS chooses to go forward in the science directions proposed here because the societal issues addressed by these science directions represent major challenges for the Nation’s future and for the stewards of Federal lands, both onshore and offshore.

The six science directions proposed in this science strategy are listed as follows. The ecosystems strategy is listed first because it has a dual nature. It is itself an essential direction for the USGS to pursue to meet a pressing national and global need, but ecosystem-based approaches are also an underpinning of the other five directions, which all require ecosystem perspectives and tools for their execution. The remaining strategic directions are listed below.
  • Understanding Ecosystems and Predicting Ecosystem Change: Ensuring the Nation’s Economic and Environmental Future
  • Climate Variability and Change: Clarifying the Record and Assessing Consequences
  • Energy and Minerals for America’s Future: Providing a Scientific Foundation for Resource Security, Environmental Health, Economic Vitality, and Land Management
  • A National Hazards, Risk, and Resilience Assessment Program: Ensuring the Long-Term Health and Wealth of the Nation
  • The Role of Environment and Wildlife in Human Health: A System that Identifies Environmental Risk to Public Health in America
  • A Water Census of the United States: Quantifying, Forecasting, and Securing Freshwater for America’s Future

 

AWI Sponsored or Attended Upcoming Events

For additional information on other events, please see the calendar

  • July 30 - "Getting the Waters Right - Water, Energy, & Climate Change" SWCS conference in Tucson, AZ.
  • August 12-13 - "Climate Change: "Implications for California Groundwater Management" Radisson Hotel Sacramento, CA.
  • September 17 - "Making the Connection" The first University of Arizona Translational Environmental Research Symposium 9a-4:30p University of Arizona, Student Union.
  • September 20-24 - American Institute of Professional Geologists & Arizona Hydrological Society present - "3rd International Professional Geology Conference", Flagstaff. For more information, click here.
  • October 23-24 - "Border Energy Forum XV - United States/Mexico", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico click here.
  • November 1- "Troubled Waters: Religion, Ethics, and the Global Water Crisis" in Phoenix, Az.
  • November 18-20 "Coming Together: Coordination of Science and Restoration Activities for the Colorado River Ecosystem" Doubletree Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ. Look here for full brochure.
  • January 22-23 2009: "Adaptation to Climate Change in the Desert Southwest" Westward Look Resort, Tucson, AZ.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Visit the sponsors page for a complete list of our sponsors