PAG’s Watershed Planning program focuses on ways to preserve or improve the water resources in Pima County's watersheds. As the Designated Planning Agency under Section 208 of the federal Clean Water Act, PAG plans for areawide wastewater treatment within Pima County.
 
In addition, the program provides planning and technical assistance to PAG-member jurisdictions, runs an annual public outreach stormwater pollution prevention campaign, and conducts research on one of the region’s only low-elevation perennial streams, Cienega Creek.

Through PAG’s Watershed Planning Subcommittee and Stormwater Management Working Group, members have an opportunity to gain a better understanding of complicated state regulations that govern the use and the quality of our water resources. They also can develop coordinated input on new regulatory programs and keep informed about watershed policies and issues.

Community interest in preserving and restoring riparian habitats remains strong. While the regulatory structure is in place to ensure that drinking water needs are met, the trade-off has been that groundwater depletion has seriously degraded the quality of the natural stream environment.  The future looks more promising as water conservation and water harvesting systems are increasingly being employed and stormwater is increasingly viewed as a viable water resource.

For more information about the Watershed Planning Program, please call (520) 792-1093. 

• Watershed Planning Subcommittee
• Stormwater Management Working Group
• Statewide Water Quality Management Working Group
• Marana DMA 208 Scope of Work Task Force 

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• Clean Water Starts With Me (Stormwater pollution prevention campaign)
• Stormwater Regulation for the Construction Industry
• Outreach Connection Interactive website for educators:  Our interactive Web site is available to Tucson educators to share information about their outreach and education efforts.  Each of the participants registers on the site and adds their outreach and education events to the calendar or describe their outreach materials on the resource list.
• All About Water presentation: PAG Staff can provide a presentation to your organization about water resource management in the Tucson Region.  Click below to learn more about the presentation.