Santa Cruz River could flow again through downtown Tucson

A gravel pit by the Santa Cruz became a lake in 1954, a development captured in the Historical Society’s Western Ways photo collection.
A gravel pit by the Santa Cruz became a lake in 1954, a development captured in the Historical Society’s Western Ways photo collection.

By Tony Davis | Arizona Daily Star

The long-dead Santa Cruz River could flow again within two years.

Tucson Water, which had opposed the idea for years, unveiled a blueprint last week for putting heavily treated wastewater in the river through downtown Tucson. Officials call the plan “Agua Dulce,” Spanish for sweet water.

The idea would be to pump the effluent uphill from a sewage treatment plant northwest of the city via an existing pipeline south to 29th Street. From there, effluent would run downhill through the city’s core; the Santa Cruz flows south to north. Officials don’t know yet know how far downstream the water would run.

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