Arizona Municipal Water Users Assn

ADVOCATES RESPONSIBLE WATER STEWARDSHIP THAT SUPPORTS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SAFEGUARDS ARIZONA'S WATER SUPPLIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

ADVOCATED BEFORE STATE AND LOCAL ENTITIES FOR WATER POLICIES THAT PROMOTE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SAFEGUARD ARIZONA'S WATER SUPPLIES. WORKED WITH OUR MEMBER CITIES AND TOWN IN THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN WATER POLICY; PROVIDED A FORUM FOR THE DISCUSSION OF AND PLANNING FOR THE SOLUTION OF REGIONAL WATER PROBLEMS TO INSURE MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY IN MAINTAINING AND SECURING WATER AND WATER RIGHTS, AND IN PRODUCING, TREATING (WATER AND WASTEWATER), CONSERVING, REUSING, AND DISTRIBUTING WATER FOR URBAN USES THROUGH POOLING OF COMMON RESOURCES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.

COLLABORATED WITH THE MARICOPA COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES TO FUND, IMPLEMENT, AND PROMOTE THE SMARTSCAPE PROGRAM, A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION PROFESSIONALS. PARTNERED WITH TUCSON WATER AND THE PIMA COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION TO REALIGN THE MARICOPA AND PIMA COUNTY SMARTSCAPE PROGRAMS CURRICULUMS AND BRANDING. WORKED WITH RADIAN DEVELOPERS TO ENHANCE THE SMARTSCAPE WEBSITE AND DATABASE AS WELL AS IMPLEMENT UPDATES. PARTNERED WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR WATER EFFICIENCY ON RESEARCH, CODES AND STANDARDS, POLICY, AND PROJECTS TO ADVANCE THE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF WATER. PARTNERED WITH THE ARIZONA NURSERY ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE, ADVANCE, AND EFFECT THE NURSERY INDUSTRY AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS ON LOW-WATER-USE LANDSCAPES. CONTINUED TO OFFER AND PROMOTE A TEXT ALERT SERVICE, ALLOWING CITIZENS TO SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE MONTHLY WATERING REMINDERS TO WATER THEIR LANDSCAPES PROPERLY AND EFFICIENTLY. WORKED WITH HALPERIN CREATIVE TO LAUNCH A NEW DESERT GRASS CARE PAGE ON AMWUA'S WEBSITE. PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED 5,000 LANDSCAPE PLANTS FOR THE ARIZONA DESERT BOOKLETS. SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES, EXPOS, SYMPOSIUMS, AND TRAINING COURSES TO RAISE WATER CONSERVATION AWARENESS AND INCREASE WATER USE EFFICIENCY, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS TO SHARE AT THESE EVENTS.

THE AMWUA WATER LOSS CONTROL TRAINING & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PROGRAM) IS A JOINT COLLABORATION BETWEEN AMWUA, THE AMWUA MEMBERS, AND THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES (ADWR) TO REDUCE WATER LOSS WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEMS OF THE AMWUA MEMBERS. THE PROGRAM WAS FUNDED THROUGH A $285,000 GRANT FROM ADWR AND ADMINISTERED BY AMWUA. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED TO THE PARTICIPATING AMWUA MEMBERS BY THE SOUTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER (SW EFC), A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT THAT OPERATES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. THE SW EFC SERVICES WERE RETAINED WITH THE FUNDING PROVIDED BY ADWR. OVER 15 TRAININGS AND MORE THAN 2,000 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WERE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM AND PARTICIPANTS OVERWHELMINGLY REPORTED POSITIVE OUTCOMES AND REDUCTIONS IN WATER LOSS AS A RESULT.