City councilmembers in Tempe have approved a new water conservation goal. Officials hope the effort will save more than 600 million gallons of water by 2020.
Last year, 7.9 billion gallons of water were delivered to residents in Tempe. Officials hope to reduce that number to 7.6 billion with the help of a new water conservation plan.
Kolby Granville is a Tempe city councilmember. He said the city is exploring several methods to save water. Some of the options being considered include converting the xeriscape conversion rebate from a flat rate to a sliding scale.
"It’s a sea shift in the way we’ve been doing things," Granville said. "From we’re just going to do stuff and see how it works, to here’s where we want to be and we’re going to set policies to get us to where we want to be. It’s an exciting time to be in."
Granville added that, if the city meets their goals, it would mean a doubling or tripling of its current annual water conservation.
