Frequently
Asked Questions
We have tried to answer both your General and Technical questions. If you have additional questions, please e-mail the Editor!
General Questions
Q: What is the Arizona Water News?
A: The Arizona Water News is a free newsletter with links to news stories concerning water resource and waste issues in Arizona and the Southwest region of the U.S. It is an "instant clipping service" for people who need to stay current on regional and local water and waste issues.
Q: What kinds of news does it cover?
A: We cover news on solid waste management, potable water, wastewater, groundwater, flood control, surface water, and stormwater. We also carry run-off related water quality news, as well as out-of-area stories that seem important, interesting, or (sometimes) amusing. In addition, we offer lots of links to water resource agencies and professional organizations.
Q: Who can subscribe?
A: Subscriptions are available to officials and employees of agencies directly involved in managing water resources. Agencies may request subscriptions for their consultants, lawyers, or other advisors. We retain the absolute right to refuse a subscription to any person, for any reason.
Q: How do I read the Arizona Water News?
A: You will receive an e-mail from the editor that includes a URL address for the Arizona Water News. To access it, simply click on the link or cut and paste the web address to your web browser and hit "go." The Arizona Water News should open and display automatically. To read or print any story listed, simply click on the headline. When you're done with the story, your browser's back-arrow should return you to the homepage of the Arizona Water News.
Q: How can I subscribe?
A: Easy. Please go to www.bcwaternews.com and complete the form.
Q: Can my friends or associates subscribe?
A: Yes. Please have them go to www.bcwaternews.com and complete the form.
Q: What about privacy and security? Any dangers from viruses?
A: Click here to see our statement on these issues here. We will not sell or give away your e-mail address, and we always do our best to make sure we are virus-free.
Q: You said it's free. I see also that there's no advertising. What's the catch?
A: If there is one, we haven't found it yet!
Q: Occasionally when I click on a story, it is unavailable. Why does this happen?
A: Most Internet news sources archive their stories after a few days, sometimes very quickly. The stories are then unavailable or available but only for a fee. If you badly need a story that is no longer available, please e-mail The Editor, and I'll try to find it for you. No guarantees!
Q: Why doesn't the Arizona Water News display all the way across my screen?
A: The Arizona Water News is designed to display full-width on a screen with the lowest resolution normally used by Windows. Many of us use higher resolutions, so the newsletter will only display over the center part of our screens.
Q: I can't believe you missed that important story in the Sand Canyon Outlook-Picayune! How do I let you know about this?
A: We monitor a limited number of news sources. There are some sources we'd like to monitor, but we just don't have the time to deal with those sites' inadequate search engines. Please notify The Editor with the URLs (Internet addresses) of interesting stories, or with news sources you believe may be interesting or useful.
Q: Why do I have trouble printing some stories?
A: Most of our stories are really “links” to other sites, e.g., the New York Times. These sites control how the stories are presented and formatted. For best results, make sure you have upgraded to the latest version of your Internet browser, since print routines have improved recently. Some sites have a handy link to bring up a "printable version" of the story. Also, if the text is clipped off at the right, try printing in landscape mode.
Q: Sometimes when I click on a story my computer won't display it. Why?
A: Some of our items are in PDF format, identified by an asterisk after the story description. You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to display and print them. You can download this from the Adobe Acrobat Reader web site. Save the downloaded file to your hard disk and then double-click it to install it. You will then be able to read and print PDF files from within your browser.