Arizona halts new construction that rely on groundwater

A new NAU study reveals that more water is being taken out of the Colorado River than is being put back in and agriculture uses the majority of the river water.

The Maricopa County Department of Public Health released the final numbers of the record-breaking 2023 summer that showed 645 heat-related deaths.

Phoenix approved a new water conservation ordinance that targets businesses using more than 250,000 gallons per day.

Lake Mead water levels continue to recover this winter, and one expert cites conservation efforts behind the recent upward trajectory.

You can find it nearly everywhere in the Valley: sports fields, parks and in the yards of homes. Artificial turf is popular in drought-stricken Arizona as a way to conserve water. But some environmentalists say it isn’t the “green” alternative it is made out to be.

City officials say this would help in a “worst-case scenario.”