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Sustainable water use is no longer just about turning off the tap. "The other part of being an engaged citizen is also paying attention to water policy. That is another action people can take that can make a really big difference." @DrKuzMan #water #AZleg kawc.org/podcast/arizona-edi…
Amazing job opportunity! Join EDF and our Water Team to transform and shape the narrative on water management in the western U.S. and beyond. I can confirm that you will have an awesome manager in @ronnakelly! DM me if interested. #EDF #waterjob @joshswaterjobs
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Interest from #AZLeg & Gov. Ducey in securing AZ's water future is great, but if we're going to prop up a new $1B state agency, let's patch some of the holes in the water management bucket first... @Water4Arizona @DrKuzMan @haleyepaul
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TODAY! Join us for a press conference w/ former Sec. of Interior and AZ Gov. Bruce Babbitt + @recobbforazrep to discuss AZ's rural groundwater challenges and communities' needs for authorities and tools to manage their water supplies. Livestreaming from @Water4Arizona at 3:30pm!
"Threats to Arizona’s water supplies are here and will only intensify in the future. Our new water reality demands bolder and more holistic policy and infrastructure solutions from decision-makers." @Water4Arizona @haleyepaul @DrKuzMan #AZwater azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022…
@Water4Arizona 2022 legislative priorities:
*Authorize groundwater mgmt in rural AZ
(w/locally tailored mgmt plans)
*Invest in multibenefit water infrastructure
(coupled with good policy)
*Protect clean energy standards
(climate action=water action)
#AZleg edf.org/Z2t8
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"My wife and I have never seen so many people hauling water. In the desert, water is precious; we should value each single drop." The people have spoken, it's time for #AZleg to act. Rural Arizonans need authorities and tools to manage their #groundwater. edf.org/Z2FC
Rural AZ (~80% of the state) is one of the final frontiers of open-access #groundwater pumping in the western US. Cultural resources & ecosystems have already been degraded and now livelihoods are at risk. Change is needed if AZ wants to maintain vibrant rural communities. #AZleg
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"Today, uranium mining threatens these critical groundwater resources at a time when the Grand Canyon region cannot afford that risk. "With the Grand Canyon Protection Act, Congress has an opportunity to help safeguard a global treasure and its waters." Great piece by @DrKuzMan
Check out this blog that the Environmental Defense Fund released highlighting how the #GrandCanyonProtectionAct would advance water security & environmental justice by making permanent the temporary ban on new uranium around the #GrandCanyon : buff.ly/3Grq0gp
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Oregon is home, but I spend a lot of time working on Arizona water. OR & AZ have more in common than you might think. Thank you Rep. Owens for sharing w/ @joannaallhands how #OpenET can help farmers & communities bring #groundwater basins back into balance azcentral.com/story/opinion/…
But Joanna is right, OpenET is not a silver bullet. Groundwater in rural Arizona is open access, meaning the deepest well wins. Rural Arizonans need the authority & tools to manage their water supply-@Water4Arizona is working to help. Sign-up to learn more waterforarizona.com
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Powerful, beautiful, and informative storymap of Native voices on the #LittleColoradoRiver from @GrandCanynTrust. storymaps.arcgis.com/collect…
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#OpenET launches today! @EnvDefenseFund @NASA @DRIScience @Google developed a platform that puts water use data in the hands of farmers, water managers & conservation groups so we can build more resilient water supplies together. Check it out! explore.etdata.org #ValueWater
It's tough to manage what you don't measure. And with #climatechange and overuse driving water scarcity across the west, knowing how much water is being consumed has never been more important. #OpenET will make this vital data accessible to all in just two days!
The countdown has begun for OpenET: 2 days until the Oct. 21 launch of this game-changing online platform that will make water consumption data by crops down to the field level widely accessible for 17 states. Watch for updates from @NASA, @EnvDefenseFund and other partners.
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TOMORROW. Hear about different #groundwater governance structures and management tools used across the west, with key takeaways for #Arizona as the dialogue in the state around rural groundwater management heats up! The time to act is now #AZLeg. Register: act.audubon.org/a/groundwate…
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Interested in #groundwater governance and management tools used across the west? Join me & @jocelyngibbon to hear about how Texas, Kansas, Oregon & Nevada are implementing unique tools to address groundwater scarcity, and what #Arizona can do. Register: act.audubon.org/a/groundwate…
What's the harm in pumping #groundwater? Register for the @Water4Arizona webinar, Sept. 29, to find out how groundwater overuse impacts communities, businesses, and wildlife across #Arizona.
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A month ago, the first-ever declaration of a Tier 1 water shortage at Lake Mead for 2022 placed the challenges facing Arizona and the West in stark relief. Today, additional data shows a marked increase in the risk that water levels could fall even further within the next 5 years
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Want to hear more about the importance of #groundwater to rural Arizonans, the impacts of groundwater overuse, and potential solutions? Sign up for our three-part webinar!
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Excited to share the panel @Water4Arizona and @audubonsw put together to discuss why #groundwater is important to rural communities across #Arizona. Sign up!
Sept 22: Why is groundwater important to local communities? Don't miss our first of three @Water4Arizona webinars on groundwater in rural AZ, with panelists representing the Yavapai-Apache Nation, @MohaveCounty, @TTusayan, and @CityofFlagstaff. Sign up: act.audubon.org/a/groundwate…
Rural AZ is one of the last places in the west to have unregulated #groundwater pumping & it's hurting tribes, farmers, communities & wildlife. @ByIanJames on why #AZleg must modernize Arizona water law to protect cultural sites, homes, and flowing rivers. azcentral.com/in-depth/news/…
Register for the upcoming @audubonsw and @Water4Arizona webinar series to hear about the importance of groundwater from a panel of rural voices, the impacts of groundwater overuse, and tools for managing groundwater. az.audubon.org/events/ground…