A number of Arizona cities have adopted rules restricting water deliveries to users who use a lot of water. Many of these cities have done this recently — including Tucson this summer — but Chandler approved its ordinance a decade ago.
The notion of large water users is often thought to be targeted at data centers, which are top of mind for many Arizonans at the moment. But they can also include places like golf courses and some manufacturing facilities.
A new study looks at the kinds of rules cities have imposed, and it found that cities have, by and large, taken different approaches…