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Flagstaff considers reclaimed-water code changes to limit aesthetic lakes, clarify turf and enforcement rules
Summary
Commissioners discussed draft code language to restrict future decorative water features and artificial lakes, exemptions for recreational or wildlife uses, possible turf/H OA limits, reclaimed-water hours-of-use restrictions (9 a.m.–5 p.m. May–Sept.), and adding enforcement authority for data-based tools.
The Flagstaff Water Commission spent the Nov. 20 meeting examining potential revisions to the city’s reclaimed-water and water-conservation codes, focusing on whether to prohibit future aesthetic water features and how to handle exceptions for recreation, wildlife or fire-suppression purposes.
Tamara Lawls, the city’s water conservation program manager, reviewed sample language from other jurisdictions, including Henderson and North Las Vegas, that restrict new decorative water features and define exemptions such as irrigation reservoirs for golf courses, recirculating systems and climate‑controlled installations. Lawls said many municipalities explicitly exempt preexisting features…
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