Faculty Profiles - Sharon B. Megdal

[Sharon B. Megdal]
Dr. Megdal, Director of the Water Resources Research Center, has held a joint appointment with the Department since 2002. Her work focuses on state and regional water resources management and policy. She has taught at Northern Arizona University and in the Department of Economics at the University of Arizona. From 1985 until 1987, Professor Megdal was a member of the Arizona Corporation Commission. She was Executive Director of the Santa Cruz Valley Water District and has also served on the Water Quality Appeals Board, the Arizona State Transportation Board, and the Governor’s Water Management Commission. Currently, she is Vice Chair of the Arizona Medical Board

Curriculum Vitae (pdf file)

“Projects to Enhance Arizona’s Environment: An Examination of their Functions, Water Requirements and Public Benefits” - report by Sharon Megdal, Kelly Lacroix, and Andrew Schwarz for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, May 2006.

“Environmental Restoration Projects in Arizona:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Approach
Final Report,” June 2005.

“The Importance of Water Storage and Recovery in Arizona,” The Arizona Review, 3(Spring 2005):10–12.

“Securing Sustainable Water Supplies in Arizona,”
IDS-Water 2004 Conference, May 2004.

“Agricultural Water Issues Featured at WRRC’s Annual Conference,” with Joe Gelt, Arizona Water Resource,
May–June, 2004.

“Should Yuma Desalter Operate? Varied, Complex Issues are Raised,” Arizona Water Resource, May–June, 2004.

“Obtaining, Interpreting Water Use Data is Complex Task,” Arizona Water Resource, March–April, 2004.

“Arizona Public-Private Water Utility Ownership: A Changing Landscape,” Arizona Water Resource, January–February, 2004.

“What Can WRRC Do to Serve Your Water Information Needs,” Arizona Water Resource, November–December
2003.

“Court Tells ADWR to Set Water-Use Standards for End Users,” Arizona Water Resource, September–October
2003.

“Managing to Avoid Crisis: A Look at Water Management Eff orts in Rural Arizona,” with Jacqueline Moxley, The Arizona Review, 2(Fall 2003):9–12.

“We Need to Regulate Well Drilling Th roughout the State—but How?” Arizona Water Resource, July–August, 2003.

“Steps to Take to Resolve Water Resource Challenges at Regional Level,” Arizona Water Resource, May–June, 2003.

“Water Bills Included on Arizona’s Legislative Agenda,” Arizona Water Resource, March–April 2003.

“To Be or Not to Be a Good Collaborator on Water Issues,” Arizona Water Resource, January–February 2003.

“Program Supports UA Water Research, Education and Outreach,” Arizona Water Resource, September–October 2002.

“Interesting Times for the Arizona Water Banking Authority,” Arizona Water Resource, July–August 2002.

“The Central Arizona Groundwater Replenishment District—The Need for Some Fine Tuning,” Arizona Water Resource, May–June 2002.

Megdal, Sharon B. “Was the Governor’s Water Management Commission’s Conversation Comprehensive Enough?” Arizona Water Resource March–April 2002.

Megdal, Sharon B. “After 20 Years GMA [Groundwater Management Act] is Due for ‘Comprehensive Conversation,’” Arizona Water Resource January–February 2000.

Megdal, Sharon B. “Arizona Must Recognize Limitations as it Grows,” in Growth in Arizona: The Machine in the Garden, Arizona Policy Choices, The Morrison Institute, Arizona State University, October 1998.

Megdal, Sharon B. “The Northwest Tucson Replenishment Program: A Collaborative Approach to Groundwater Recharge,” Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Symposium on the Artificial Recharge of Groundwater, May 1995.

Megdal, Sharon B. “Perspectives on Regional Water Issues,” Proceedings of the Mohave County Unity Forum on Water Issues and Their Effect on Mohave County, June 1995, pp. 25–30.

Megdal, Sharon B. “The Santa Cruz Valley Water District and CAP Use: Decisionmaking Under Uncertainty,” 1992 Fall Conference of the Arizona Water Resources Association.

Megdal, Sharon B. “On Regulation, Deregulation, and Economics,” The Energy Journal 10, July 1989, 181–195.

Megdal, Sharon B. “The Flypaper Effect Revisited: An Econometric Explanation,” The Review of Economics and Statistics 69, May 1987, 347–351.