A food control project in the Santa Cruz River to keep the flow of treated wastewater from crossing into Pinal County will allow it to be used for local needs and raise money.
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- Tony Davis
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A university biologist fears Project Blue data centers will need reclaimed water that now runs in the Santa Cruz. Tucson officials say that's false.
- Henry Brean
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For Star subscribers: Water could soon return to another dry stretch of the Santa Cruz River, thanks to an effort by Pima County and others to use treated effluent to improve the aquifer and riparian area through Sahuarita.
- Tony Davis
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A new study gives Arizona and Nevada high marks for their reuse of treated sewage effluent as a way to reduce Colorado River use, but says the…
- Tony Davis
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News about Tucson Water's plans to treat sewage effluent to drinking quality coincided this week with national headlines: New research finds much treated wastewater across the U.S. is contaminated with "forever chemicals."
- Mamta Popat
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There are two stretches of the Santa Cruz River in Tucson where you're likely to see water. One is just south of downtown and the other is nea…
- Tony Davis
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The renewed stream is drawing cattails, dragonflies and egrets, after Tucson kept the river dry since spring for sediment removal and other projects.
- Tony Davis
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A mesquite bosque and 1,500 other desert plants will adorn a new 40-acre city of Tucson site on the southeast side that will double as a deser…
- By Tony Davis Arizona Daily Star
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Releases of reclaimed water into the river through Tucson's south side and downtown were shut down for up to three weeks for some mechanical upgrades.
- Tony Davis
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The reclaimed water released into the river flowed much farther than Tucson Water officials had expected, delighting river-watchers and bringing on wildlife.
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