A new publication in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association (Moiz and Mascaro, 2026) evaluates the National Water Model for the state of Arizona and quantifies its ability to reproduce water balance observations at multiple scales over the Millennium Drought period. Congratulations to the authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!

Congratulations to Prof. Saurav Kumar who was recently interviewed by the Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering on his mentorship activities with the FURI, MORE and GCSP research programs.

Healthy forests act like natural infrastructure: storing and releasing water and reducing wildfire risk. Restoration can improve water supplies, but measuring those benefits has relied on rough estimates that miss the complexity of Arizona’s landscapes. Tributary helps groups measure the real water outcomes of forest restoration projects.

A new publication in City and Environment Interactions (Su et al., 2025) describes a new method for estimating the amount of urban runoff that can be captured through stormwater management infrastructure, with applications in Phoenix. Congratulations to the authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!

A new publication in Environmental Modelling and Software (Raming et al., 2025) describes an open-source Python package to initialize, execute, and analyze tRIBS simulations. Congratulations to the authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!

A new publication in Water Resources Research (Longyang and Zeng, 2024) develops a deep learning surrogate of a hydrologic model applied to the Upper Colorado River to investigate the role of vegetation variability in modifying the watershed behavior. Congratulations to authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!

A new publication in Journal of Open Source Software (Raming et al., 2024) describes the release of the open source version of the tRIBS model for forest applications, including a new set of tools and documentation that will facilitate user access and interactions. Congratulations to authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!

The Arizona Hydrological Society, Phoenix Chapter, and ASU’s Center for Hydrologic Innovations have partnered to bring the water community together to celebrate the start of the new water year. This annual event, held at the Salt River Project’s PERA Club this year, is an exciting opportunity for students and researchers to engage with practitioners from the private sector, government…

Forests and grasslands play a significant role in providing freshwater for ecosystems and regional economies. However, these ecosystems are at risk of elevated levels of drought, wildfire and land degradation. Under increasing water risks, private sector investors need methods to quantify and verify water related benefits to report on corporate water goals. Practitioners need to…

A new publication in Water Resources Research (Wang et al., 2024) explores the sensitivity of the precipitation partitioning method on the future projects of snowpack conditions and streamflow in the Colorado River basin, with implications for other modeling activities in cold season dominated watersheds. Congratulations to authors associated with the Center for Hydrologic Innovations!