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Save our sewers! Recycle your Thanksgiving grease at these locations
Effective July 1, 2007. This low-income subsidy program was authorized by the Pima County Board of Supervisors in response to concerns about the ability of low-income residents to pay steadily increasing sewer rates.
Sewer Outreach Subsidy ProgramTake a look at our new process for public sewer line installations (connections requiring a manhole or for pipe 12" and greater) and repairs.
Realtors and homeowners looking for sewer connection information can now search the Connection Records database online.
Program Updates
We are committed to mitigating odors emitted from treatment facilities and the sanitary sewerage system. Report them with our new Online Odor Report Form or by calling (520) 443-6500.
See Odor Management Quarterly Reports for recent odor control updates
Don't let the Grease Monster out! Drop-off locations for grease are available year-round for your grease.
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Updates on odor control, ROMP, and other wastewater news
General Information
Arizona taxpayers may receive credit for installation costs of graywater or rainwater collection systems in their homes.
The Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department has received very few complaints of sewer mice. During the past five years, our department received and investigated a total of seven (7) mice complaints and encountered mice with only one of the complaints. Here’s some advice to follow should you find mice.
New on the Web
New process for public sewer line installations (connections requiring a manhole or for pipe 12" and greater) and repairs
New online searching of the Connection Records database
New online form. You can save money on your sewer bill if December, January, and February are not your lowest consecutive months of water use.
Approved by the Board of Supervisors on February 17, 2009
September 2008
New Engineering Directives and Policies
Sewer Design and As-built Slope Annotation, effective January 1, 2010
Sewer Pipe Slope and Manhole Invert Construction Tolerances, May 2009
Also procedure for requesting RWRD assistance with private HCS repairs
CCTV Inspection for New Sewer Construction Acceptance, July 2008
Specifications for sand bedding for sanitary sewers have been revised (Standard Details 104 and 105)
