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Growing Water Smart September Newsletter: Denver Water Growing Water Smart Workshop, Water Element Facilitation & More
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Sonoran Institute is proud to announce that we are holding our next Growing Water Smart workshop in partnership with Denver Water from March 1-3, 2027 for the Denver Water service area. This year, planning strategically for water resilience has… MORE ›
September/Septiembre Sonoran Post
Celebrating World Water Monitoring Day: The September Sonoran Post Celebración del Día Mundial del Monitoreo del Agua: El Sonoran Post Septiembre
Growing Water Smart June Newsletter: GWS Communities in Research Journal, Colorado River Negotiations Webinar
There’s a lot to share from the Growing Water Smart network this month, from our first peer-reviewed journal article to a timely webinar on the Colorado River negotiations. The new peer-reviewed research highlights… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart May Newsletter: Peer Network Webinar on Colorado River Negotiations July 16, Celebrate Water Leaders & More
Summer is here, and across the Southwest, the season reminds us of just how precious water is. From Colorado’s headwaters to the communities of Northern Mexico, the landscapes we work in are shaped… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart April Newsletter: Collaborative Water Security in CO, Code Updates in Jerome, AZ & More
Water is at the center of some of the most consequential conversations happening across the West right now. Colorado River negotiations, persistent drought, and the growing complexity of balancing community needs with available… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart March Newsletter: AZ Communities Convene in Tucson, Active Funding Opportunities & More
Across the Colorado River Basin, communities are once again confronting the realities of drought. This winter brought below-average snowpack to much of the region, continuing a pattern of warming temperatures, earlier runoff, and… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart February Newsletter: Avondale Advances Water Action Plan, Utah Growing Water Smart Workshop & More
Water shapes many of the decisions communities make, from how we grow to how we sustain what we value most. Across the West, that conversation is becoming more urgent as new demands emerge… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart October 2025: Net-Neutral Development Webinar Dec. 10, AZ Workshop in March & More
There are several exciting ways to engage with Growing Water Smart in these final months of the year. First, we invite you to join our upcoming virtual Peer Network Webinar on December 10,… MORE ›
Letter to Water Infrastructure Finance Authority
Last year, in response to former Governor Ducey’s call for action to address Arizona’s water challenges, the Legislature passed bipartisan, multifaceted legislation to tackle a variety of water issues. As enacted, the new… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart Ready to Meet Basin Challenges
In August 2022, five of the largest water providers in the Colorado River Basin signed onto a Memorandum of Understanding outlining their commitments to water conservation, efficiency, and reuse in response to intensifying… MORE ›
Women Leading Conservation
Diverse leadership and gender equity are essential to innovation and success when it comes to tackling climate change and building healthier communities. Today is International Women’s Day, and we are checking in with… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart Reunion
Bringing past participants together to celebrate collaboration and progress In January, we hosted a Growing Water Smart reunion with our Colorado and Arizona workshop alumni. Over 100 program participants joined the online event… MORE ›
Awards for the Best Plans and Policies
Growing Water Smart Award with APA Colorado We work with the Colorado Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Colorado) to recognize exemplary Colorado communities that are integrating water and land use planning… MORE ›
What Sustainability Staff Can Do for Local Government
Sonoran Institute celebrates the crucial steps the City of Longmont has taken—from attending the Growing Water Smart workshop, adding staff focused on sustainability, to making sure their goals match the changing climate. The… MORE ›
Drought Plans: A Smart Move for Growing Western Communities
We applaud Northglenn and the many other municipalities in the West who have devoted time and energy to plan for drought. In 1962, Life Magazine named Northglenn, Colorado “the most perfectly planned community.”… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute’s Waverly Klaw Wins Planning Award
It is an honor to announce that Waverly Klaw, our Growing Water Smart program director received the 2020 Western Planner Sheldon D. Gerber Merit Award for Excellence in Environmental Planning for her achievements… MORE ›
An Update From Our CEO
Value Nature More As the temperatures rise in my new home of Tucson, climate change, fire and drought are impacting communities across the Colorado River Basin from the Rocky Mountains to the Delta… MORE ›
Teamwork Protects Water Resources
“We’re all in this together” is a spirit that has long sustained the communities of Gunnison County in western Colorado. Nestled in the Rockies and surrounded by national forests, Gunnison Valley is several… MORE ›
A Fresh Set of Colorado Communities Dive into Water-Smart Growth
Northglenn has a great quality of life for its residents and businesses and is a vibrant community, but its economy depends on a limited water supply that may run dry during times of… MORE ›