Tap Water Affordability in Arizona

Access to safe, reliable drinking water is the foundation of public health, economic opportunity and quality of life. Keeping water affordable is key to ensuring that it is accessible. But most community water system rely on revenues from rate-payers to cover operations and infrastructure cost. This report explains the tensions between keeping water affordable and recouping sufficient revenue to keep a public water system well-maintained. In addition, it analyzes the affordability of rates of over 600 Arizona community water systems.