We envision a clean water future for Arizona by strengthening advocacy, policy and investment efforts to protect our water and natural ecosystems. We need to work together in an integrated approach to clean energy that addresses water scarcity and contributes to creating and deploying technologies that protect, reduce risks and produce clean water.
Facts: The Colorado River system, which supplies 36 percent of Arizona’s total water use, has experienced extensive drought conditions for the past 19 years. This has resulted in Lake Mead dropping to historically low reservoir levels. Most recent projections show a probability of shortage as soon as 2020, although expected shortage volumes are relatively small compared to Arizona’s total Colorado River allocation.