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A view of the Hoover Dam at Lake Mead, along the Colorado River.
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Arizona files to join Nevada's lawsuit against federal government over Colorado River water rights
Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks at a press conference in January. Hobbs is lashing out at those trying to undermine plans for what some call a “toilet to tap” system of converting waste into drinking water.
Arizona water
Arizona governor critical of those opposing water purification program
The Queen Creek Water Division irrigates approximately 500 residential customer properties year-round. The town is looking to transfer those accounts to the Queen Creek Irrigation District.
Queen Creek looks to move 500 customers to irrigation district
The lower Colorado River flows through Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1964 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in the floodplain between Arizona and California.
COLORADO RIVER CUTS
Glendale will discuss water plan specifics at workshop
Adam Brice fills up a customer’s water tank with his water hauler on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026 in Chino Valley, Ariz.
Arizona Water
Dry wells in rural Arizona force residents to rely on water haulers

Cave Creek navigates Colorado River cuts with proactive water management strategy

Intake pumps that draw water from the Central Arizona Project canal, which is then pumped 12.5 miles to Cave Creek.

For decades, the Town of Cave Creek operated under the quiet assumption that water would always flow. But behind the scenes, a growing crisis has forced local leaders to reckon with harsh realities, fragile infrastructure, and a shrinking supply from the Colorado River.

East Valley town preps new user fee to import Harquahala Valley water

The proposed new water resource fee would go toward the town

Emphasizing that the action signaled only the start of the process, the Queen Creek Town Council approved a notice of intent to create a new water resource fee to pay for the town’s purchases of …

Queen Creek council starts process for proposed new water fee

The proposed new water resource fee would go toward the town

Emphasizing that the action signaled only the start of the process, the Queen Creek Town Council approved a notice of intent to create a new water resource fee to pay for the town’s purchases of …

Data centers not responsible for Arizona water crunch, experts say

A construction worker using a hose on Sept. 9, 2026, at Prime Data Center

WASHINGTON –With the Colorado River running low enough to force deep cuts in Arizona, public concern about water consumption by data centers is running high. Are the data centers responsible …

Questions of integrity rise as water levels fall

CAP headquarters in Deer Valley in Phoenix where the board holds meetings to discuss Colorado River plans and negotiations following huge water cuts for the state.

PHOENIX – The Central Arizona Project board voiced disagreement earlier this month over whether federal water reclamation plans are fair to Arizona and other lower basin states.    …

Water cuts for Arizona farmers haven't hit hard yet, but they may soon

Farmworkers pick lettuce in Yuma in this file photo from 2012.

WASHINGTON – Most of the Colorado River water allocated to Arizona goes to agriculture. But for now, the 30% statewide cuts imposed by the federal government won’t affect Arizona farmers, who …