Stage 1 water alert for Phoenix, Arizona; Stage 0 for Tempe
6/1/2022 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Phoenix, AZ
Tempe, AZ
Start Date: 6/1/2022
- End Date: 12/31/2022
A stage 1 water alert was declared during a city council meeting on June 1. Officials are urging the public to curb their water use.
Reasons for the water alert include less water in the Colorado River and the record-low levels of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Phoenix recycles almost all of its wastewater and uses it for agriculture, energy production, urban irrigation, aquifer recharge and riparian wetland maintenance.
AZFamily.com (Phoenix), June 1, 2022
Tempe activated Stage 0 of its Drought Preparedness Plan due to a shortage on the Colorado River. Residents are not required to conserve water, but officials encourage the public to conserve.
KTAR 620 News Radio (Phoenix, Ariz.), June 2, 2022
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