Oro Valley Vista Newsletter November/December 2016

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November/December 2016

Oro Valley’s Your Voice, Our Future General Plan will be on the November ballot!

ORO VALLEY MAYOR & COUNCIL Dr. Satish I. Hiremath, Mayor

Over the last three years, community members have come together to craft a plan of action for Oro Valley’s future! The Your Voice, Our Future General Plan is Oro Valley’s new community plan. You’ll see the Plan on the general election ballot this November, so check it out!

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STOP BY COMMUNITY EVENTS. Check them out at www.yourvoiceov.com

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HAVE US ATTEND YOUR EVENT. Get informed and share your thoughts.

Contact YourVoiceOV@orovalleyaz.gov

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CHECK OUT THE PLAN Read about Oro Valley’s future and topics important to the community. Find the Plan at www.yourvoiceov.com

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VOTE ON THE PLAN November 8, 2016

Lou Waters, Vice Mayor Brendan Burns, Councilmember Bill Garner, Councilmember Joe Hornat, Councilmember

Harvest Heritage Festival at Steam Pump Ranch Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 N. Oracle Road

Mary Snider, Councilmember

Saturday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Mike Zinkin, Councilmember

Dance performances, live music, horse presentations, cultural culinary demonstrations, food trucks, petting zoo and more!

For Mayor and Councilmembers, call: (520) 229-4700 council@orovalleyaz.gov Interim Town Manager Daniel Sharp (520) 229-4725 dsharp@orovalleyaz.gov Photo banner captions: Cocoa Run 5k, Holiday Festival of the Arts & Tree Lighting Celebration, Harvest Heritage Festival at Steam Pump Ranch, the Gaslight Music Hall.

Copyright 2016 by the Town of Oro Valley.

All rights reserved.

Live music by: Bill Ganz, Greg Morton Band and Lauren Lawson.

Holiday Festival of the Arts & Tree Lighting Celebration Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Road Saturda, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. & Sunday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

More than 150 artists from around the country and delicious food trucks will converge at the Oro Valley Marketplace for one of the largest holiday-themed celebrations in the region. The tree lighting takes place 4 - 6 p.m. on Dec. 3, and includes musical performances by local students and groups, as well as crafts and snacks for children. This event is held in partnership with the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance.

New Year’s Day Hot Cocoa 5K Access more Oro Valley news, events and activities at our website:

www.orovalleyaz.gov

Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 N. Oracle Road Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, 11:17 a.m.

Pre-registration is $20; Race day is $25 The third annual race includes snacks, water and hot cocoa. Runners, walkers and strollers are welcome! Visit us online for details or call 229-5050.

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Newsletter | November/December 2016

OV cuts the ribbon on expanded library parking lot On September 29, the Town of Oro Valley, in partnership with Pima County and the Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library, cut the ribbon on a $202,000 parking lot expansion project. $150,000 of the total project cost was generously donated by the Friends of the Oro Valley Public Library.

The remaining $52,000 was funded by Library Impact Fees.

As the second largest facility in the entire county library system with the fourth-highest circulation, the Oro Valley Public Library had outgrown its parking facilities. The expansion project added 30 new parking spaces, improved landscaping and increased parking lot safety by including additional lighting and line-of-sight to the building.

Water Ways

Shop OV Spotlight: The Gaslight Music Hall

In the fall edition of Water Ways, find out how you can save water and money with

By Dave Perry, President/CEO of the Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce falling temperatures this season. The Oro Valley Water Utility could use your support to keep water meters accessible.

Fall 2015 Learn how to locate those leaks and an early reminder to protect your pipes Cooler Temperatures Help Lower Outdoor available topage our customers at the Oro Valley from freeze! Visit the Water Utility Water Use Water office at 11000 N. La Cañada at www.orovalleyaz.gov and Utility click on Fall 2015 Water Ways Newsletter.Drive, Oro Valley, AZ. Temperatures may still feel hot right now but ures Help Lower Outdoor available to our customers at the Oro Valley Water Utility office at 11000 N. La Cañada fall is fast approaching.

Don’t miss out on big Additional Water Quality Monitoring in 2015 Drive, Oro Valley, AZ. y still feel hot right now but savings this season.

Plants need to be watered The Third Unregulated Contaminant hing. Don’t miss out on big Additional Water Quality Monitoring in 2015 n. Plants need to be watered The Third Unregulated Contaminant much less frequently when the temperatures Monitoring Rule (UCMR3) tly when the temperatures Monitoring Rule (UCMR3) and shrubs are not growing cool down.

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6 p.m. at the Oro Valley length of time for the unregulated contaminants to be monitored by that once every five years, the U.S. flowers forming. size of the root public water systems (PWS’s). Thiswere is in our sewer rate as well. Pima addition to the approximately 113 contaminants Marketplace InProtection turn, the Gaslight Music Hall has found a home in Oro Valley.

Environmental Agency However, that Oro Valley Water Utility, as a public always water Wastewater calculates your system, currently monitors and samples. The on your water use for the (EPA) issues a new list of no more than 30 water an appropriate 12155 N. Oracle Road Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule ber, January and February.

“The thing I hear most often is ‘we’re so glad you’re here. We need this in Oro (UCMR) provides EPA and other interested erall water use during these contaminants to be monitored by length time for the parties with scientifically valid dataof on the u’ll save on sewer fees. For November 10:unregulated Rillito River Band Valley,’” said Shaw. occurrence of contaminants in drinking water. g sewer rates please contact public water systems (PWS’s). This is in size of ofthe root The EPA can assess the number people tewater at (520) 724-6609.

December 8: Desert Melodies potentially being exposed and provide an addition to the approximately 113 contaminants yourof the sewer rate asThese well. Pima The business, featuring regular concerts, music-based shows, a little theater, estimate levels of that exposure. versystem.

Those Pipes Save on data serve as a primary source of occurrence that Oro Valley Water Utility, as a public Wastewater calculates free popcorn and awater from-scratch menu, has operated since February at and exposure information that the agency uses your not County Regional to develop regulatory decisions. alley system, currently monitors andand samples.

The sewer rate based on your water Assessment monitoring includesuse all publicfor the n and Oracle Rancho Vistoso.

Concert Series at Steam Pump water systems serving more than 10,000 pipes Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule months of December, January people and 800 representativeand systemsFebruary. serving help 10,000 or fewer people. These systems will ostly Ranch Gaslight Hall has shows five nights a week now, with more planned (UCMR) provides EPA and otherMusic interested Reducing water these monitor for 21 chemicals use during a during 12-month pipe.

Take preventativeyour overall period. The Oro Valley Water Utility completed le the weather is still nice. the new While guests tap their fingers, or dance, they can enjoy parties valid datayear. on the months means you’ll save onin 2015. sewer fees.10901 For N. Oracle Road with scientificallyin this required monitoring The water samples are currently being analyzed by occurrencewith of contaminants in drinking regarding sewer rates please Grandma Tony’s water. pizza, salad, sandwiches, wine, beer, cocktails and “our Eurofins-Eaton Analytical laboratory in South contact not questions suitable for graywater 10:30 a.m. in conjunction Bend, Indiana. Oro Valley Water Utility will der using graywater to water The EPA can assess thefamous number ofriftpeople Pima County Wastewater at monitoring (520) data 724-6609. provide the water quality to its quite, palo verde, cypress, (Th y brand) ice cream desserts,” to include sorbet, milkshakes and customers in our annual Consumer Confidence Second Saturdays It also may work on potentially being exposed and provide an Report. This report includes both regulated and y, and hopseed bush. Avoid banana splits. unregulated contaminants detected in 2015. hich is typically alkaline on November 12:estimate Greg Morton of the levels of that exposure. These Time Those Pipes The report will be sent by mail and also ikeGood azaleas, gardenias, andto Cover available on the Utility’s web site by June of nformation and more, visit Pizza has been voted the best in town. It’s available for carry data source ofTony’s occurrence December 10: Highserve Desertas a primary Grandma lliance of Southern Arizona or 2016.

Graywater Guidelines and exposure information the agency uses Hard freezes are not outthat or dining in when there’s not a show. up for AquaHawk Alerting - Register Now! Visit Online: http://bit.ly/ovaquahawk to develop regulatory decisions. common in Oro Valley It all makes for a fun, entertaining, local night out for couples, friends and Assessment but they do happen and Community Center Concertmonitoring includes all public families. water systems serving more than 10,000 covering exposed pipes Series people and 800 representative systems serving and hose bibs can help “We’re scratching an itch that needed scratching,” Shaw said. “It’s very 6:30 p.m. at the Oro Valley 10,000 or fewer people. affi These systems will protect from the costly rming. ” Community Center monitor for 21 chemicals during a 12-month damage of a burst pipe. Take preventative 10555 N. La Cañada period.Drive The Oro Valley Water Utility completed measures now while the weather is still nice.

Gaslight this required monitoring in 2015. The water Music Hall & Grandma Tony’s Pizza Nov. 17: Timecycle Did You Know? samples are currently being analyzed by 520-529-1000 | 13005 N. Oracle Road, #165 Not all plants are not suitable for graywater Eurofins-Eaton Analytical laboratory in South www.Gaslightmusichall.com | www.Grandmatonyspizza.com Follow us Consider on Facebook or visit the online at application. using graywater to event watercalendarBend, Indiana. Oro Valley Box Water Utility will p.m. Monday-Friday, and whenever a show is billed. office, 10 a.m.-2 www.orovalleyaz.gov complete on all of Oroprovide Valley’s special events. trees such as mesquite, for palo verde, details cypress, the water quality monitoring data to its Pizza, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. olive, and juniper. It also may work on customers in our annual Consumer Confidence oleander, rosemary, and hopseed bush. Avoid Report. This report includes both regulated and using graywater which is typically alkaline on unregulated contaminants detected in 2015. acid-loving plants like azaleas, gardenias, and report will be sent by mail and also Misti Nowak, Communications Administrator | (520) 229-4712 | mnowak@orovalleyaz.gov Design &visit Production The hibiscus. For this information and more, available on the Utility’s web site by June of Town Alliance of Oro Valley Communications Pia Salonga, Marketing & Communications Specialist | (520) 229-4731 | psalonga@orovalleyaz.gov Water Conservation of Southern Arizona or Division 2016. pick up a copy of Graywater Guidelines

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