Water Matters September 2021

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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER • SEPTEMBER 2021

Water-Saving Tips
Direct from You!

Last month’s Water Matters highlighted how the utility is prepared for the challenges of the future: shortages on the Colorado River, climate change, and continued drought. Over decades, customers have helped to prepare too by conserving more than 3.6 billion gallons of water. An August Water Matters poll asked you for your water-efficiency tips -- and nearly 1,000 of you responded!

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How-to Video: Checking for Pool Leaks

Tucson Water’s conservation experts – Zanjeros – visit homes and businesses to conduct free water efficiency reviews to help customers save water, energy, and money. Click to check out the latest how-to video from Zanjero team members.

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Conservation Tip

The abundance of rain promotes spectacular growth for our desert landscapes. But weeds are also opportunistic and will lay dormant for an extended period of time, waiting for the perfect conditions to grow. Here are some ideas about how to keep them under control.

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Meet a Tucson Water Partner: Arizona Project WET

Since 2000, Tucson Water has partnered with Arizona Project WET (APW) to educate and engage K-12 students and educators, offering STEM-based water literacy programs inside the classroom and through tours of Sweetwater Wetlands. APW has reached more than 2,500 teachers and 100,000 students!

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Trim Weeds & Grass

Monsoon season 2021 has brought record breaking rainfall – and lots of sprouting weeds and tall grass! Please remember that city code requires weeds and grass to stay trimmed to below 6 inches or the length of a dollar bill.

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