Articles, Reports, & Other

The Importance of Institutional Asymmeries to the Development of Binational Aquifer Assessment Programs: The Arizona-Sonora Experience

Setting water policy depends fundamentally on the location of the supply and demand for water and the legal/institutional framework for water management.…

Regional Water Assessment Task Force Think Tank Report

In 2010, Pima Association of Governments co-convened the Regional Water Assessment Task Force to assist the region in shaping its efforts to achieve a…

Pima and the Politics of Water

This Morrison Institute for Public Policy report examines water use, supply and future demand for Arizona's Sun Corridor - the Central Arizona Urban Region…

WRRC Annual Report 2011

The report showcases the accomplishments of the WRRC, it faculty, professional personnel and students. A series of regular reports is planned to inform the…

Cooperation for transboundary water management

Integrated management of trasnboundary rivers and aquifers is a major challenge. This article reviews some of these challenges and the cooperation that has…

The Forgotten Sector: Arizona Water Law and the Environment

This paper examines the extent to which environmental water needs, especially the needs of riparian habitats, have both been recognized and neglected in…

The US-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program: The Arizona-Sonora Portion as a Case Study

This presentation focuses on efforts to develop a binational work plan for the Arizona-Sonora portion of the United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer…

Saving a Place for Environmental Water in Arizona

Institutional Mechanisms for the Assessment and Management of Transboundary Aquifers: The Importance of Partnerships

This presentation provides information about the U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program, detailing partnerships for scientific investigations and…

The Environment as a Paying Water Customer: Connecting Water Conservation to Environmental Water Needs

Whether due to drought, climate change or increasing demands for water, water supplies are predicted to fall short of demands in many parts of Arizona. Water…

Havasu Canyon Watershed

Havasu Canyon Watershed is within the Coconino Plateau region of Arizona. Geology at the land surface is dominated by the Kaibab Limestone Formation. The…

Gains from Trade: Arizona's Groundwater Savings Program

Arizona’s Groundwater Savings Program (GSP) is a cornerstone of the state’s overall Groundwater Storage and Recovery Program. Borne out of Arizona’s efforts to…

The Environment as a Paying Water Customer

Whether due to drought, climate change or increasing demands for water, water supplies are predicted to fall short of demands in many parts of Arizona. Water…

Water Policy Innovations and Challenges in Arizona

The rapid growth in Arizona’s population, coupled with prolonged drought, has strained its already scarce water resources. Accommodating population growth in a…

Determinants of Environmental Noncompliance by Public Water Systems

Whereas a large number of empirical studies have been devoted to analyzing determinants of environmental compliance (EC) by firms, less attention has been paid…