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 ! Abstract: Arizona, located in the Desert Southwest of the U.S., faces chronic water scarcity and has been strongly affected by