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Residents press town on water harvesting, infiltration and downstream impacts
Summary
During a discussion of infiltration and stormwater, residents suggested low‑tech infiltration measures, permeable surfaces and design changes while asking whether capturing more runoff would affect downstream users; staff said the stormwater utility and legal experts will be consulted at the next meeting.
Residents raised multiple questions about stormwater management, groundwater infiltration and whether local harvesting would have regulatory or downstream consequences for Tucson and other jurisdictions.
"Do we owe anything to Tucson if we were to just essentially capture most or all of the water in the big wash so that it does…
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