Water treatment plants open in Marana

Four and a half years ago, the city of Marana detected excessive amounts of contaminants in its water. Two years later, Marana's Mayor and Town Council gave the green light to build a pair of new water plants to serve Marana. Now, after over a year of construction, both water plants have finally opened.

The two new water plants are located at Picture Rocks (Continental Reserve area) and the Airline/Lambert (Saguaro Bloom area), and will specifically provide service to the two respestive areas that were primarily contaminated. The Airline/Lambert plant is now completely up and running; as of publication, the Picture Rocks water plant continues to undergo testing.

In any case, the opening of the new water plants is more than a welcome sign for locals.

In 2016, an unhealthy amount of Dioxane, as well as other chemicals, were found in the water supply of Marana. Large amounts of exposure to these chemicals can have long term health problems, and so Marana interim water director Stephen Dean was understandably relieved to have opened replacement plants. “For now and for years to come, we wanted to make sure we were providing safe drinking water in this entire area,” Dean told Tucson Local Media.