City Of Tucson Water Department Drought Preparedness And Response Plan

"The City of Tucson Drought Preparedness and Response Plan (Plan) was adopted by Mayor and Council November 28, 2006, as required by A.R.S. §45-342. An implementation ordinance (No. 10380) was approved March 20, 2007.... The Plan called for annual reporting on local and regional indicators to be monitored as triggers for implementing or rescinding various stages of drought response that may be required to ensure Tucson Water's water resources and system characteristics are not compromised by drought impacts..... This update meets the statutory requirement and also incorporates experience gained from five years of declared Stage 1 Response Over the next five years, the goal is to have the drought preparedness and response plan become one component of an Integrated Drought Preparedness and Response/Climate Change Adaptability Plan (Integrated Plan) for the Utility"--Executive summary, pages [7-8].