Tucson NewsNet Daily Digest - A Service of the City of Tucson
PIMA COUNTY HOSTS FREE COVID-19 TESTING CENTER - The Pima County Health Department and Paradigm Laboratories began free COVID-19 testing today, July 13, at the Kino Event Center, 2805 E. Ajo Way. Testing is by appointment only. To register for a test, you can visit the link below. You can also call (800) 369-3584 to schedule an appointment. No walk-in tests will be conducted. People seeking a test do not need a doctor’s order. Free testing will be available from 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday through Saturday until further notice. The program is funded by the County’s federal CARES Act grant.
Register for a test.
Read the news release.
COVID-19 UPDATE - As of today, July 13, Arizona now has 123,824 positive coronavirus cases, with 1,357 new cases reported today. The total number of cases includes people who have recovered. Of that number, 11,856 cases are in Pima County. There have been 2,245 COVID-19 deaths in Arizona, and 327 of those occurred in Pima County. Meanwhile, the City of Tucson maintains an up-to-date COVID-19 website (link below) that includes information for businesses, residents, and even activities for kids. The site is updated as information evolves.
COVID-19 website
REMINDER: TUCSON CITY COURT RESTRICTS IN-PERSON APPEARANCES - After extensive consultation with justice system partners and local and state authorities, Tucson City Court is instituting some operational changes to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Starting today, July 13, the court is limiting in-person appearances at the City Court building until at least Aug. 9. All courtrooms will be closed, except for people seeking injunctions, orders of protection, those appearing for related hearings, and in-custody video hearings. Other than the parties themselves, attendance is limited to counsel, court staff, law enforcement, victims, witnesses, probation officers, interpreters, and ADA assistants. Family and friends are excluded at this time. All in-person hearings will be rescheduled, and notices will be sent to the parties. Rescheduling hearings will take time. If you have not received notice of a rescheduled hearing by the end of July, please call (520) 791-4216. All remote appearance hearings, telephonic and video, remain on the calendar as scheduled. Customer service hours for the walk-up window facing Alameda Street will be extended until 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Read the news release.
Tucson City Court
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES REMINDS RESIDENTS OF BRUSH & BULKY RULES (VIDEO) - The City of Tucson's Environmental and General Services Department (EGSD) collects brush and bulky items throughout the City of Tucson. Residents who have alley service for trash and recycling, also use the alley for the City's Brush and Bulky program collections. EGSD reminds these residents to put their piles of brush and other items out at least 5 feet away from any gas meters, water meters, or any other fixed objects. Crews pick up materials with heavy equipment and when a meter is hidden, it can get knocked out along with the items and cause property damage. Each homeowner is responsible to cut back any overgrown bushes, trees, and grass from the alley. Remember, tires need to be separated out from the rest of the pile and nothing (including branches) can be longer than 5 feet.
What is allowed and what isn't allowed in the program
Find your brush and bulky dates.
Watch the video.
ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORTS FOR 2019 NOW POSTED -Tucson Water’s 2019 Annual Water Quality Reports for its main and its nine isolated systems are available online. The reports provide information on drinking water within the utility’s 37 water service areas in and around the Tucson metropolitan area. Tucson Water performs more than 14,500 water quality tests per year, and results from monitoring conducted in 2019 met all standards for safe drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency requires that all drinking water suppliers provide water quality reports to their customers on an annual basis. For questions or comments, call (520) 791-2544 or email CustomerSupportUnit@tucsonaz.gov.
2019 Annual Water Quality report
Tucson Water
|
