Water in the Tucson Area: Seeking Sustainabliity
LF, pp. 148
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List of Figures [continued]

Figure 5-8 Fraction of residential lots with pool by year home built, Pima County 1920-1990. 52
Figure 5-9 The Beat the Peak Program tried many approaches to urge the public to restrict water use during peak hours.
Photo: Barbara Tellman 54
Figure 5-10 Tucson Water bill for average single family residential customer, inflation-adjusted 1998 dollars. 55
Figure 5-11 Irrigated acreage in Pima County, 1900-1997. 56
Figure 5-12 Irrigated acreage in TAMA. 57
Figure 5-13 Irrigation made it possible to grow a great variety of crops in the desert. 58
Figure 5-14 1995 Industrial water use, Tucson AMA. 59
Figure 5-15 Typical open pit copper mine.
Photo: Barbara Tellman. 60
Figure 5-16 Riparian areas are vital to some 85 percent of Arizona’s wildlife, including migrating birds.
Photo: Barbara Tellman 61
Figure 5-17 Hikers enjoy a visit to Pima County’s Cienega Creek Preserve.
Photo: Barbara Tellman 62
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