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A portrait of Water Department Assistant Director Scott Schladweiler (left) and Director John Kmiec and at the Marana (Arizona) Wastewater Reclamation Facility. (Photo By Mark Henle)
The water management goal in Marana, Arizona, northwest of Tucson, is to use renewable water resources whenever and wherever possible.
The utility relies on Colorado River water through the Central Arizona Project (CAP), groundwater, and reclaimed wastewater to supply its 8,000...