Using Congressionally directed funds, this new facility - depicted here in an artist's rendering - will protect groundwater in Tucson and provide water resources for landscape irrigation. The project is designed to operate at Randolph Park with minimal impact to golf course and park activity. See our timeline for construction below.
In Tucson, groundwater tends to flow north and northwest. The Randolph Park Groundwater Treatment Facility project site was chosen due to its location at the north end of an existing PFAS plume. Groundwater in the affected area is not served as drinking water. The treatment facility essentially blocks the movement of the PFAS plume from moving northward and is part of the City of Tucson's long-term strategy to keep Tucson's water resources safe and secure. Randolph Park Groundwater Treatment Facility will extract groundwater from the aquifer and remove PFAS using ion exchange technology. The treated water will be recycled for use in landscape irrigation at Randolph North Golf Course. This facility will prevent numerous other Tucson Water wells from being impacted by PFAS and also provides an opportunity to use existing resources—instead of drawing on drinking water—to keep Tucson’s multi-use public spaces sustainable and green.
The first step of the project construction will include drilling a new production well, which will begin in June 2024. The project will require access to heavy machinery from Broadway Boulevard. This means installing curb cuts for permanent ingress and egress and removing trees and fences from the project site.
Pedestrian paths may be temporarily closed during some stages. Otherwise, flaggers will manage pedestrian and automobile traffic as heavy machinery enter and exit. Be aware of fencing and signage to warn of nearby construction.
Site Preparation begins on May 13th, 2024, and takes place through the end of the month. Well Drilling will begin in June and is expected to be completed this summer before the construction of the rest of the facility at Randolph Park. Visit our Outage Map for live updates or download the project map for the location of this project.
Outage Map
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