Arizona Water Conservation
Communities Conserving Water
- City of Phoenix
- City of Prescott
- City of Tucson
- Tucson/ Pima County Water Study
- Town of Payson
- City of Sierra Vista
- Arizona Department of Water Resources
Evaluation of Water Conservation Programs
- Buckeye
- Casa Grande
- Chandler
- Clarkdale
- Lake Havasu City
- Mesa
- Payson
- Peoria
- Phoenix
- Prescott
- Safford
- Scottsdale
- Sierra Vista
- Tucson
- Yuma
Water Rate Structures
Why Water Conservation Matters in Arizona
Water supplies in Arizona are already a precious resource. Given estimates that the state will almost double in population over the next 45 years, water supply challenges are only going to become more difficult.
Western Resource Advocates promotes urban water conservation as a no-regrets strategy for increasing water supplies -- one that is often cheaper, faster, and smarter than "traditional" water supply approaches that rely on obtaining more water from elsewhere.
Maximizing water conservation efforts and programs across the state will allow Arizona cities to do more with their existing water supplies.
How is Your Arizona Community Conserving Water?
Click on different locations on the the map to find out how each community is conserving water.
Research
Arizona Water Meter Report
This report looks at 15 diverse Arizona communities and evaluates their water conservation programs. The study will help utilities, researchers, policy makers, and communities can make informed decisions about the possibilities that exist for improvement in their own water conservation programs.
- Full Report (pdf)
- Scoring Criteria (Appendix A) (pdf)
Estimated Water Demand and Conservation Potential of Domestic Wells in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed, Arizona Study
To better understand residential domestic well use for planning purposes and to identify appropriate conservation approaches, Western Resource Advocates funded a study that developed a method to estimate demand and the water conservation potential of domestic wells in the Sierra Vista Subwatershed (SVS) in southeastern Arizona.
- Full study (pdf)
- Fact sheet (pdf)