Mesa weighs Tucson model to save water

The Tucson councilman was the driving force behind his city’s requirement that commercial buildings harvest rainwater and that homes use “gray water” plumbing. While numerous governments, businesses and non-profits promote such measures, Tucson kicked it up a notch in September 2008 by making gray-water plumbing mandatory for new construction beginning next June. Councilman Glassman has spoken about his proposals to city councils in several other Arizona communities. Among them was Avondale, whose Environmental Affairs Commission said this year that gray-water recovery should be one of that city’s top “green” initiatives.

Source: azcentral.com