The border city of Nogales is getting a long-awaited update to its wastewater treatment plant. It’s the first upgrade in15 years, and is expected to cost about $40 million.
The Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant is based a few miles up the highway from Nogales, in Rio Rico. It’s managed by the International Boundary and Water Commission, and it’s the only wastewater plant in the U.S. that treats both domestic and international water.
It supplies water to a 26-mile long riparian zone along the Santa Cruz River and also feeds the aquifers communities in Santa Cruz and Pima counties rely on.
But, officials say equipment failures over the years are affecting water quality. They secured more than $1 million last year to replace aged-out equipment and are looking for additional funding now.
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As metro Phoenix continues to sprawl, there’s a push and pull between the people and the wildlife that call this place home. It means resources — including habitats — are limited. But there are efforts to ensure wildlife have what they need to survive. -
For the last several years, there’s been an effort to give cities back some of their ability to regulate that market; the state generally took it away in 2016. -
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren made his third annual state address in Shiprock on Tuesday, outlining his administration’s accomplishments amid ongoing efforts to remove him from office before his term expires this year. -
Environmental groups are sounding the alarm on various issues going into this year’s legislative session, and holding out hope for one area of potential bipartisanship. -
Attorney General Kris Mayes says the Arizona Corporation Commission went against the state constitution in granting Tucson Electric Power the ability to come to its own rate agreement for the data center.
