City of Tucson leading the nation in reclaimed water use
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- In a state that is as drought-prone as Arizona, taking advantage of every drop of water is essential. Arizona's second-largest city, Tucson, has established a reclaimed water program that is doing just that.
It has become a model for other cities across the U.S. and around the world that have limited water resources by having one of the largest reclaimed water systems and by innovating uses for recycled water.
0:00-0:40 What is reclaimed water?
0:40-3:20 How did Tucson become a leader in reclaimed water use?
3:20-4:17 What can other cities learn from Tucson's reclaimed water program?
4:17-4:45 Who uses Tucson's reclaimed water?
4:45-5:58 What is the future of water reclamation in Tucson?
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My apartment complex in Tucson is irrigated with reclaimed water. Desert oasis. The birds love it.
Love this! The whole world should be doing this!
Other States in the West need to do the same thing...it makes sense...
I'm surprised that reclaimed water is only 10% in near years I bet it will be 50% plus
Really incredible what they have accomplished in Tucson. What a great example for other arid regions of the world!
Very informational! They should teach this stuff in school curriculum. Work smart, not hard!
I went to mission manor elementary school in Tucson az and we went on a trip to the water plant
They should also teach about big corporations throwing cancer causing chemicals into the ground water in Tucson. Recall the lousy mayor in Tucson.
Phoenix does this and uses the water to grow crops in the far west valley. Maybe Tucson should start growing food to lower the price of food in the area.
That and Palo Verde nuke plant uses treated from Phoenix's sewer plants and they also have a "wetlands" area and recharge the aquafers.
We have farms here to grow alfalfa, hay, corn, cotton wheat olives and potatoes. ;)
@@ryanrabe1021 and pecans!
Our ground is NOT conducive to grow proper crops. Not enough nutrients in soil & too many heavy metals. Cotton & Pecans are about the only crops that can handle the climate/soil here.
@@wendygore2709 Realy do you know how easy it is to make your soil nutrients go to grow! I make my own mulch soil from grass, bushes, tree clippings and a little Manure. This year we are growing egg plant, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower green chili, bell pepper, zucchini, jalapeno. Its not really hard to feed your self.
Property owners should be using rain farms. Area's on the land that take in rain water and store it. Takes loads off the water grid. If done right and with the storage. One can use the rain water for an entire growing season and not use a drop from the grid. We have to BE SMART about this and it can be done.
That reduces natural recharge of the aquifer. Using drought tolerant landscaping makes more sense.
@@LuckyBaldwin777
Don't think people will be collecting that kind of water. 100 square foot area after a rain fall is not going to impact any aquifer that I know of.
@@razony You're telling everyone to do this. 100 sq ft times 100,000 people sure would. affect the aquifer.
Besides a half inch of rain over a 100 sq ft area is only a little over 31 gallons. Can't grow a crop of corn on that.
@@LuckyBaldwin777
I'm saying for a family farm, home...out in the country that uses a well specifically, can save the rain water from a 50-100 square foot rain collector can save a lot of water during a monsoon rain or any rain for that matter and use it when their is no rain. That would alleviate, take the strain off the well use, significantly and to think that would effect a water shed or aquifer is crazy! It does not just rain over the area your collecting it from, Lucky Baldwin. (50-100 sq.) p.s. a 100 square foot tarp collecting area, during a heavy monsoon rain, is going to collect more than 30 gallons my friend. Do the math.
This makes me happy to see. I've been to the facilities and man they are impressive!
I’ve been to sweet water and walked along those tanks in the beginning- the ducks like them lol. They make so much reclaimed water that they started injecting it into this dry river bed, bringing life back to it after 80+ years.
I live in Tucson and I had no idea. Very cool!
Did you think golf courses were being watered with tap water? If you walk around Reid park or go to any of the golf courses you will see signs that read DO NOT DRINK THE WATER IT IS RECLAIMED WATER.
This is so fascinating!
EXCELLENT !
This is something california should be doing. They ruined the san fernando valley (I think its the san fernando valley area) by diverting call those rivers and drying up the large lake and 2 other smaller lakes for all that farm land. Now with that massive change also adding to the drought problems. They are complaining about all of the land subsidence issues they are having. Which is mostly because of all the ground water usage they are using for farming and such. With no extra moisture from the now gone lakes and gone or diverted rivers they are suffering from it.
Hooray Tucson!!
living in tucson makes me feel like i have mostly smart people running the place. im poor but i feel better living in a city that gets we are each others keepers. if i become rich i would stay in my wonderful city of tucson az. a good place to live.
Colorado sends Arizona brown trout water everyday....Maybe humans need to stop crapping in clean water..
Maybe maybe maybe.....
Saw a comment somewhere that the copper mine south of town and the Pecan growers in the area use half of all the water consumed In the greater Tucson area.
It's the same in California, agriculture uses 80% of the water, not homes and home gardens.
love it 🙋♂️🌠🌅🙌🚀. I love composting toilets too, millions of gallons of water 💦 🌠
How can the continued watering of vast swaths of grassy fairways even be allowed with such a dire drought forecast to overtake the southwest? I guess people just aren't thirsty or hungry enough yet. But soon enough, you'll see!
Oldest continually inhabited city in North America baby💪👀💪
Then grow chlorella in the storage tanks to purify water and sell the harvested chlorella to Japan, a leader in the production of it 1.4 million dollars per acre.
Should be in every town
What is the cost of producing reclaimed water..?? What are the consumers of reclaimed water charged for it's use..??
Not enough. To assume you can live in a desert, yet maintain a lifestyle equal to temperate climate is foolhardy. With the current 20 yr drought it's showing our hubris is backfiring
Reclaimed water cost more than potable water. Only a select few neighborhoods in town are offered the option to buy it. It’s mainly used for city parks turf and trees.
@@TORNTOA It's difficult to get an exact cost.. going to downtown's Public Works building and speaking with a Deputy Director of Wastewater Management helped a little..
About $2.13 per CCF.. (7480 gallons) for purchased reclaimed water.. Upon leaving she smiled and said "toilet to tap will be implemented within 10 years"
@@tubbygreyed5636 so disgusting "toilet to tap". Watch these water costs double in a few years. Recall the mayor of Tucson.
@@eileenmccarthy8507 It will be the sewer rates that increase.. From what I understand the 'toilet to tap' process will be pretty much like the reclamation of the wastewater though, it will be processed more to be safe for human consumption.. as for Mayor Romero.. she has more problems than Carter has Little Liver Pills..
Hey Calif wth are you doing?!
Using reclaimed tertiary water to lessen the need for water from other sources... for decades...
Brad Lancaster’s books and educational series has played a big roll in Tucson and around the world with rain water harvesting and water recycling.
Well they got to do something with the water that’s just sitting there flooding the streets because there’s no irrigation system
Huh?
I was hoping he would touch base on what makes it reclaimed in terms of water quality, what is in it, etc. Otherwise, well done, very smart to recharge the ground water locally
I thought every city had this.
They should use that water to cool the streets nightly after the sun goes past the valley.
So is this why our water bills from the city of Tucson water co. Are sky high??
the reclaimed cost more than potable.
Water prices in Tucson are 5 times higher than 20 years ago.
Flush your toilet people in Tucson are thirsty
Lol. So true
your prices per ccf for "reclaimed" will be pushing golf courses into forclosure. been years of those company courses telling you same thing. in a nutshell; youre killing golf coureses that actually had a chance last year. due to the pandemic, situations have been "okay" during the summer of 2020. so the company raises rates. the santa cruz idea was such a waste.. discharge problem back in 2019? water went the wrong way?
Closed golf courses way before 2020. The city needs new leaders.
92W40
Coastal states should start using ocean water and providing it for the country.
Nasty san diego uses water from the ocean so nasty
@@overcome5193 why is it nasty.
@@eggchin9721 its unhealthy drinking sea water this is why it's a failing city poisoning the people everyone should be angry at that I know would
@@overcome5193 South Tucson has been poisoning people through water for years. Lotta cancer.
Hate to break it to those of you who do not live here in Tucson BUT, a lot of that "reclaimed" water is human waste water, just run through a sterilization/decontamination system😝 And that is why it is only at 10%. Most people do NOT use it as drinking water, but for outdoor irrigation ONLY. I know this because I live just down the street from the plant & know people who work there
Yeah and Tucson voted out CAP water and they brought it anyway. Lots of bad stuff in Tucson water. One video does not clean water make.
Great, water the desert and keep the parks looking and feeling like the worst trash in the U.S. Brilliant!
Wow tucson is a smart city 👏 U of A ..phx is getting up there too tech city
So you live in a desert area, do a good thing of reclaiming wastewater but then waste it on frivolous things like golf courses?🙄
Is this guy a politician??? No, he can't be a politician, he sounds too intelligent, deep thinking, and logical to be a politician.
Well all going to be wearing stil suits, like in Dune in a few years.
That's funny! Tucson got that from Phoenix so I don't know why you guys say Tucson is the country's leader in reclaimed water use?
Great . So the poor will now be drinking rich peoples pee
@@johnperic6860 yeah right , and if you believe that i have a bridge i'd like to sell you
What the hell, they never say that water is drinkable 😅 it is safe and purified by any means but recycled water is mainly used for golf courses, parks, trees, and colleges.
@@G4luc wanta bet
@@bubbasmith179 I mean, do you have any sources to prove your point? On top of that, I hardly see anyone drinking tap water in AZ and Cali. Maybe water for shower or cooking but last time I checked, In Phoenix, we can pump 35 gallons of groundwater per minute.
Yeah drove the natives out only to destroy the water lol
they should experience the horrific smell our tap water here in Tucson, that alone will make them find a different way to handle their waste/reclaim water.
Must be your pipes because my water in Tucson tastes and smells just FINE.
Yeah I’ve probably laid 195 miles of pipe in my day 😂
This is all hogwash. City of tucson said we are In a drought so they raised the fees. But only on the people in surrounding counties. This summer our monsoon season has been awesome. Water levels are at normal levels. Does that mean they will lower the fees now. I doubt it.
Recall the mayor of Tucson. Trying to increase water prices even more.
One large rain isn’t going to bring things back to normal. If the next year brings a good monsoon as well then maybe we can start going back to a “non-drought” status. But we haven’t had a monsoon or even good rains at all for almost 2-3 years and when that happens the water table falls due to consumption. Fees are still required to discourage people from using groundwater, and we try to refill groundwater supply for future droughts (just like we experienced recently). It’s all really a preparation measure for emergencies (this case being long droughts)
@@jorgebarrios8970 the Marxists try to manipulate the weather and us for their liberal agenda while putting the screws to the people with utility increases! There is no climate change so stop lying to the American people. Recall the mayor Regina, tell her to take her liberal ideas elsewhere. Arizona is a red state period!
@@eileenmccarthy8507 this has nothing to do with politics, the city needs water recycling because we live in a desert. Droughts are quite often, to make sure the city doesn’t go through water shortages like California does, Tucson invested in water-reuse systems to offset water shortages and to resupply groundwater levels for emergencies and droughts. It’s an investment that needs to be made if we expect growth in tucson to keep at its current pace, otherwise we would find ourselves with a lack of water and longer droughts leading to damages to the local economy, leading to people leaving the city. If we didn’t have this extra supply of water we’d be in the red for sure
@@jorgebarrios8970 This has EVERYTHING to do with politics! Why did we implement CAP water, if we weren't looking to the future? Look, we had 1 summer, 1, in 100 years where there was no rain, we do not need a Mayor who works for God knows who to come into Tucson and have a political BS bias on raising our water rates! PERIOD. Recall the Tucson mayor and while your at it recall RINO governor Duechie!! Take your liberal policies elsewhere. Arizona is a red state!
Gross, the well water tasted better. CAP water is nasty. Don't drink it!
Don't California my Arizona!
Too late.
So laughable lol only in blue states are you seeing this well not me I refuse to live like that me and my family moved to Alabama best move in my life we drink water from a river not from nasty reclaim wagters
Enjoy it while it last.
People pee in rivers.
Enjoy the “mineral” taste in your water.
Animals poop in rivers you hick
Arizona is a red state being infiltrated by Marxists and RINOS. Recalling Tucson mayor will be a start to getting our great city back! Recalling the RINO governor will be a start on getting our great state back.
Why don’t they fix the roads in that dump it’s like the place looks the same as 1975 except their is 500k more people so sad love Phoenix and all it offers
Don’t visit Tucson. There are many areas in Phoenix that are nasty dumps with 1.5M people it’s worse than 1975 with that many more ppl. Keep loving it and stay there.
COULD THIS WATER CONTAIN COVID?
i hope it makes brains work better .
How is it going to live that long without a host?
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Poop water
Poop goes into the food you eat. Not any different. Get over it. Everyone poops.
Its disgusting. Question everything folks. And never ever trust the government.
I hope the reclaimed water ain't coming out our kitchen sink and showers
Yes it is
I drove through Tucson recently and quite frankly it was a dirty filthy city with trash everywhere. It reminded me of other liber cities like SAn Francisco. It was underwhelming.
So the poor are drinking the rich people pee . 💥💥💥💥💥💥
Basically
more like everyone drinks the water that everyone pees
we use to be the blue dot in the state now the state is blue. lets keep moving away from the greed and graft of the g o p foolishness . tucson is the best .
im with you however the dnc is just as corrupt as the gop they dont give a crap about anyone but their donors im voting 3rd party joe biden has continued most of trumps evil and surpassed him in some areas the dnc is in lockstep with the gop to steal all of middle americas wealth as they have for the past 30 years so yes its good we are blue but what difference does the color of the boot on our knecks make