Water in the Tucson Area: Seeking Sustainabliity
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Table of Contents

COVER PAGE/CREDITS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1: THE SETTING

[ Climatic Infuences ]

CHAPTER 2: LOOKING TO THE PAST TO UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT

[ The Search for Water | 19th Century Supplies | Early 20th Century Expansion | Controversy of 1975-76 | Central Arizona Project | Today's Water Providers | Agricultural Water Use | Ongoing Search for Water Quality | Other Water Quality Problems ]

CHAPTER 3: IN SEARCH OF ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLIES

[ Tucson's Water Supplies | Non-renewable Supplies | Impacts of Excessive Groundwater Pumping | Renewable Supplies | Augmenting the Water Supply - Recharge | Other Strategies | Strategies for Individuals ]

CHAPTER 4: COPING WITH FLOODWATER

[ Flooding, Then and Now | Coping with Flood Hazards | Capturing River Flow | Water Quality ]

CHAPTER 5: THE MANY USES OF WATER

[ Water Uses | Municipal Water Use | Types of Municipal Water Use | Conservation Rules | Use of Renewable Supplies | Residential Water Use | Higher Water Use Trends | Water Rates and Conservation | Contrary View | Agricultural Water Use | Industrial Water Use | Riparian Areas and Wildlife Habitat ]

CHAPTER 6: ENSURING SAFE DRINKING WATER

[ Tucson Water Quality | Groundwater Pollution | Wastewater Treatment | Central Treatment vs. Individual Systems | Health Risks of Various Pollutants | Removing Disease-Causing Microbes | Reducing Corrosivity | Reducing Toxic Substances | Reducing Hardness and Salinity | Improving Taste, Odor and Appearance | Quality of CAP Water | Water Treatment Cost | Issues to Consider ]

CHAPTER 7: ROLES OF CITIZENS AND GOVERNMENT IN WATER POLICY

[ The Roles of Citizens | The Roles of Government | Water Quality Regulations | Treatment Plant Funding | Groundwater Quality Laws | Hazardous Wastes | Safe Drinking Water Act | Water Supply Regulations | Groundwater Management Act | Indian Water Rights | CAP and the Colorado River | Central Arizona Water Conservation District | Programs to Promote Recharge | Lakes and Pools | Water Transfers | Federal Environmental Laws | Regulation of Water Companies | Regional Water Quality Planning | Floodplain Management | Powers of Counties and Cities | Managing Water and Wastewater | Coordinating Water Management | Basin-wide Water Management | Tucson Water Operation Options | Enfrachising Non-residents ]

AFTERWORD

[ Balancing the Budget | To Sustain or not to Sustain | Water Budget Scenarios ]

APPENDIX A: Water Terms and Acronyms

[ Water terms | Acronyms ]

APPENDIX B: Supplementary Information

[ Water Providers in Pima County | Effluent Use Alternatives | Rate Structure for Tucson Water | Water Bills for Selected Arizona Water Providers | National Primary Drinking Water Standards | CAP Water Subcontract Amounts in the Tucson AMA | The Water Consumer Protection Act ]

APPENDIX C: Additional Information

[ General Information | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Statutes Dealing with Water ]

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES