The value of effluent came center-stage in Pima County, Arizona, when the City of Marana sought to withdraw from a governmental agreement with Pima County and take control of the Marana Treatment Plant (owned by Pima County) and all its effluent. The county responded by making the treatment plant a park to prevent a take-over. The City of Tucson joined the fray with a threat to cut off water to parts of Marana that it supplies if Marana claims the effluent from these area. Marana wants the effluent in order to meet state-mandated requirements for renewable water sources to support growth.

Local articles:

August 15, 2007 - Thankfully, Marana Pauses Its Sewer Fight

August 4, 2007 - Pima County, Marana Fight for Treatment Plant (Opinion)

August 2, 2007 - Marana, county at impasse over water-treatment plant

July 27, 2007 - Sewage Controversy Spirals Downward (Opinion mentioning sewerhistory.org)

July 27, 2007 - Marana's Grab of Sewer Plant is Illogical and Hostile Move

July 27, 2007 - A Power Struggle over Sewage

July 26, 2007 - City Enters Sewer Plant Dispute

July 25, 2007 - County Declares Sewage Plant Area a Park

July 25, 2007 - Marana May Take County to Court over Water Needs

July 24, 2007 - Marana Should Forget Risky Sewer Idea (Opinion)

July 23, 2007 - Marana May Build Sewer Plant

July 19, 2007 - Marana Faces Complexities in Acquiring Sewer-Treatment Plant

July 11, 2007 - Marana Severs County Sewer Pact

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