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Recharge Oasis Coming

A project to bring a new wetlands water recharge facilities is due to begin construction in 2019 on 40-acres owned by Tucson Water Company east of Houghton and Drexel. Known as the South Houghton Area Recharge Project (SHARP), it will recharge up to 4,000 acre feet of water annually and will serve as a community amenity serving as an educational...

May, Warm and Dry, Again

by John Simpson The broken record of warmer and drier than normal weather we experienced since March continued in May. Some statistics from the Tucson National Weather Service include the 11th warmest May on record, the fourth warmest Spring on record (March-May), and the driest Spring since records began in the late 1880’s. No measurable rain...