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Oro Valley working group backs rainwater harvesting, WaterSmart audits and outreach as conservation tools
Summary
Participants recommended clarifying passive vs active rainwater harvesting, expanding outreach and rebates, and boosting WaterSmart enrollment and community dashboards; utility director explained free water audits and automated monitoring for abnormal consumption.
Participants urged the plan to include clearer language and stronger outreach around rainwater harvesting, water audits and incentives.
Sims and residents recommended distinguishing passive and active rainwater harvesting in plan text and replacing ambiguous words such as "natural" with "native" or "xeric" ground covers.…
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