The Superstition Mountains Recharge Project is part of the Phoenix active management area. Water from the Colorado River is brought to the basins so they can recharge groundwater levels. Credit: Central Arizona Project / Philip A. Fortnam
A combination of water management practices has contributed to notable groundwater gains in Central Arizona despite the region dealing with long-term water stress, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and collaborators in Arizona and Colorado.
Since 1980, Central Arizona has been working to recharge its depleted aquifers. Much of that recharge depends on water from the Colorado River of the southwestern United States. That water, which accounts for 36% of Arizona’s water supply, is brought to the stat …
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