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Tucson departments outline $1.6 billion five‑year capital plan; water projects include PFAS treatment and advanced verification effort
Summary
City directors delivered a five‑year capital plan briefing May 6, highlighting a $574 million Tucson Water program that includes PFAS treatment facilities and more than $80 million in neighborhood main replacements, while transportation planners described a more‑than $1 billion plan largely driven by voter‑approved initiatives.
City department directors used the May 6 study session to preview five‑year capital improvement programs and highlight near‑term projects.
Tucson Water: Deputy director (Tucson Water) detailed a proposed five‑year capital plan totaling about $574 million, focused on infrastructure rehabilitation, neighborhood main replacements (more than $80 million over five years), transmission mains to serve southeast service areas, well rehab and redrilling, and PFAS treatment. Staff said work on an active Northwest Wells PFAS treatment effort is under design and that a TARP PFAS pretreatment facility is under construction with state funding through ADEQ and expected in service next summer. The department also referenced an agreement…
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