Salt River Project offers a glimpse of its maintenance work at Mormon Flat Dam near Apache Junction in the Tonto National Forest. SRP relies on reservoirs and dams along the Salt and Verde rivers to deliver water to about 2.5 million Valley residents and provides power to more than 1 million residents. Matt Pendergraft, SRP's director of hydro generation, said the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation owns the dams, while SRP operates and maintains them. Watch the video. 💧 Water Watch is brought to you by @AMWUA 🎥 Video by @heidi_hommel

State Senator Tim Dunn received the Arizona Cotton Growers Association’s 2026 J.S. Francis, Jr. Distinguished Public Service Award. Dunn says he encourages his colleagues in agriculture to make every drop of water count. A practice he says is necessary to comply with groundwater regulations in the Ranegras Plain Active Management Area, which covers parts of Yuma and La Paz counties. FULL STORY: ktar.com/arizona-water-news/… 💧Water Watch is brought to you by @AMWUA

Scottsdale is moving forward with plans for tighter rules on large water users to help manage the effects of Colorado River water cuts. 💧 At the City Council’s Sept. 22 work session, staff recommended requiring new large water users to submit conservation plans. Council members also called for an economic impact analysis and council approval for developments that would use more than 500,000 gallons a day. @heidi_hommel has the story: ktar.com/arizona-water-news/… 🌊 Water Watch is brought to you by @AMWUA

Amazon is calling on other organizations to help tackle water shortages through its new Colorado River Basin Collaborative. The goal: raise $100 million over the next two years to fund water projects across the basin. Amazon Water Sustainability Lead Will Hewes says the challenge is bigger than any one company — and demands an industry-wide response. 💧 Water Watch is brought to you by @AMWUA 🎥 Video: @heidi_hommel FULL STORY: ktar.com/arizona-water-news/…

With Colorado River water cuts looming, Peoria is making a $104 million move to shore up its future supply. 💧 The City Council approved a contract to buy roughly 176,000 acre-feet in long-term water storage credits from the Harquahala Valley. The move comes as Peoria's annual Central Arizona Project allocation is expected to shrink by about 7,000 acre-feet next year — roughly one-fifth of its current share. 🌊 Water Watch is brought to you by @AMWUA

“This type of protection is monumental and really should be celebrated.” The Upper Verde River is one step closer to receiving an Outstanding Arizona Water designation — a move that would help protect one of Arizona’s cleanest and most important waterways. "The existing high water quality must be preserved and cannot be lowered," says Josephine Maressa, deputy director of @ArizonaDEQ's Water Quality Division. 💧 Water Watch is brought to you by @AMWUA

An Australian ultramarathoner is running 2,000 miles, including the length of the Colorado River, in 100 days to spotlight the growing strain on one of the West’s most critical water systems. Watch: ktar.com/arizona-water-news/… 💧 Water Watch brought to you by @AMWUA

Rural Arizonans are fighting to protect their groundwater. McMullen Valley residents are gathering signatures for an election that could bring new limits on groundwater pumping. @heidi_hommel has the story: ktar.com/arizona-water-news/… 💧 Water Watch brought to you by @AMWUA