Tucson City Council Passes Ordinance Lowering Water Usage Thresholds for Development
What happened
The Tucson City Council voted 4-3 to amend its water usage ordinance, which governs developments planning to use significant volumes of water. The council lowered the maximum threshold from 7 million gallons per month to 6.4 million gallons per month. Applications exceeding 6.4 million gallons per month require approval from both the council and the mayor. For users between 3.7 million and 6.4 million gallons per month, conservation terms are left to the discretion of Tucson Water.
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Why it matters
The ordinance introduces new regulatory requirements and approval processes for large-scale water users within the city limits. The council also announced plans for a public hearing in three months to discuss specific conservation terms for the maximum limit and a secondary limit of 3.7 million gallons per month.
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Who's involved
- TucsonCity located in Arizona, subject to the ordinance and its operational requirements.
- city councilLegislative body that governs the city of Tucson and passed the ordinance.
- Regina RomeroServes as the Mayor of Tucson and must approve major water usage applications.
- Pima CountyCounty in which Tucson is located, sharing jurisdictional context.
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The entities involved
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Tucson
city in and county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States
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city council
legislative body that governs a city, municipality or local government area
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