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Residents press Oro Valley to focus on 'usage' not features in water-conservation draft

Oro Valley Water Resources and Conservation Working Group · May 8, 2025
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Summary

During a working-group review, residents argued the plan should prioritize reducing actual water use—especially by golf courses and large turf areas—rather than limiting decorative features; staff noted existing code and said wording and metrics will be clarified in the 30% draft.

Residents at the Oro Valley water working-group meeting urged the plan to target actual water usage rather than only restricting certain types of features.

"It should be the usage because water is an experience," said Rosa (resident), criticizing provisions she called focused on the "vessel" rather than consumption and urging measurable guidelines for discretionary…

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