Tap Water Affordability in Arizona
Access to safe, reliable water is the foundation of public health, economic opportunity and quality of life, and affordability is a key aspect of water accessibility. But most community water systems in Arizona depend on revenue from rate-payers to cover operations and infrastructure costs. Our new report assesses the affordability of tap water rates of over 600 water providers – including publicly-owned systems, Tribal systems and privately-owned systems – to help Arizona communities assess how to balance considerations of affordability with their revenue needs.