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Chandler staff seek approval to convert seven turf retention basins to xeriscape under $3 million WIFA grant; council asks to pull one site
Summary
City staff asked council to approve a turf‑to‑xeriscape conversion project for seven major retention basins, leveraging a $3 million WIFA grant and aiming to significantly reduce municipal irrigation demand.
City staff asked council to approve a turf‑to‑xeriscape conversion project for seven major retention basins, leveraging a $3 million Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) grant and aiming to significantly reduce municipal irrigation demand.
Jeremy Abbott, city staff, said the seven Phase‑1 basins total just over one million square feet of turf and that converting them to xeriscape (drought‑tolerant trees, shrubs and native plantings rather than irrigation‑dependent grass) could save an estimated 22 million gallons of water annually. Abbott said the city will use a plant palette intended to create lush,…
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