How a Drought-Resilient Water Delivery System Rose Out of the Desert: The Case of Tucson Water

Sharon B. Megdal, Director of the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), recently co-authored an article on Tucson Water (TW) with Alan Forrest, former director of TW and current manager for CH2M. The article, "How a Drought-Resilient Water Delivery System Rose Out of the Desert: The Case of Tucson Water", was published in the September 2015 issue of the Journal American Water Works Association (AWWA) and explores the history of Tucson Water over the past two-plus decades. The article describes the challenges the utility faced over the years, the introduction of CAP water in Tucson, and the management strategies that improved TW's water supply resiliency including the utility's Storage and Recovery system.