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Maricopa County Board updates health code to allow advanced water purification
Summary
Board unanimously approved revisions to the county Environmental Health Code to align with Arizona Department of Environmental Quality rules on advanced water purification and direct potable reuse after public comment and staff explanation.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on March 18 unanimously approved revisions to the county Environmental Health Code that remove a county-level prohibition on advanced water purification and allow direct potable reuse projects under the state's regulatory framework.
The vote follows presentations from city and county officials and public comment. Troy Hayes, water services director for the City of Phoenix, told the board the change is "critical to aligning our county's regulations with the Arizona Department of…
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