Tucson asks staff to study ‘large quantity water user’ rules used by Phoenix

Jun 18, 2025

Council directed Tucson Water to analyze ordinances like Phoenix’s that require extra conservation measures from very large water users and to return in the fall with options for thresholds, design standards and stakeholder processes.

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The mayor and council directed Tucson Water to develop policy options for handling “large quantity water users” after council member Nikki Lee asked staff to review steps taken in other Colorado River Basin communities.

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