New culverts will help protect
Esperero Wash area from flooding
Drivers in the Catalina Foothills will soon be safer from seasonal flooding, thanks to the installation of more — and more effective — culverts at Esperero Wash.
The project, led by Pima County Transportation, will remove the two undersized corrugated metal culverts that currently provide drainage for the wash under Sunrise Drive and replace them with six concrete box culverts. Construction began Jan. 5 and is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2026.
The project will help solve an issue that dates back to the catastrophic Bighorn Fire, which swept through the Santa Catalina Mountains in the summer of 2020.
Pima County Wastewater Reclamation's 21st annual grease collection drive was a success! This year's event collected 5,812.5 pounds of grease — an improvement of nearly 1,500 pounds over last year's event. Since the drive launched in 2005, Wastewater has collected more than 104,000 pounds of grease.
All that grease is not only kept out of the sanitary sewer system, but is also collected into clean-burning diesel fuel. Residents who missed the Jan. 10 collection event can still recycle their grease at the County's year-round drop-off site at Agua Nueva Water Reclamation Facility.
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Friends of PACC celebrates 10 years
At its Jan. 20 meeting, the Pima County Board of Supervisors declared Jan. 28, 2026, to be "Friends of PACC Day in Pima County." Since it launched in 2016, Friends of PACC has created the Keeping Families Together Fund, launched the Tucson Subaru Pets of Pima Parade, helped numerous pets with Karen's Karing Van, and opened the Friends Pet Clinic, a low-cost option for adopters of PACC pets. As part of its 10th anniversary celebration, Friends of PACC and Dogs-n-Donuts are partnering to treat all cats and dogs at PACC to pet-friendly birthday cake on Jan. 28. Thank you, Friends of PACC!
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Wastewater seeks public comment on Small Activity Construction permit fee revisions
The Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department is revising its Small Activity Construction Permit Fees, and is seeking public comment on the proposed revisions. The department will hold a public hearing on the proposed fee schedule revisions at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at the Water Campus, 2955 Calle Agua Nueva.
Written comments on the revisions may also be submitted at the link below.
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Send us your favorite photos of Pima County!
Check out this beautiful photo of a duck, taken at Sweetwater Wetlands by one of our readers, Denneen Peterson!
Our social media team wants to feature your adventures in the County we love, whether you're out and about, caught in odd weather, or at work. If you've taken a photo that serves as an illustration of why Pima County is a wonderful place to live, we want to see it.
Email your photos to SM-PimaCounty@pima.gov and they could be featured on Facebook and Instagram.
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Honoring 10 years of Pima County FYI
It’s time to raise a glass and cut a slice of cake in honor of Pima County FYI! This humble newsletter launched 10 years ago this month, publishing its first ever issue on Jan. 15, 2016. That inaugural issue highlighted Transportation's efforts to keep the roads to Mount Lemmon open, a fresh look for the Camino de Oeste Trailhead, and the unveiling of a memorial sign at Christina-Taylor Green Memorial River Park.
Since then, the newsletter has been keeping County residents informed about important services, community programs, and upcoming events. Know someone who ought to subscribe? Share the link below!
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