What Environmental Issues Are in My Community?

To better serve the people of Arizona, ADEQ created My Community to provide information about environmental issues, plus actions to address them, in your community. With this easy-to-use online tool, you can quickly learn about what’s important to you and your family.

My Community strengthens ADEQ’s ability to transparently share the scale, scope and progress of our work to protect public health and the environment in Arizona. It is part of ADEQ’s continuous improvement efforts to identify and resolve environmental issues more effectively and efficiently.

We live in an era marked by great challenges, a rapidly growing population, shrinking resources, aging infrastructure, a changing climate, and an evolving economy, all of which will play a role in determining our community’s future success and quality of life. The cost of energy, food, water, building materials and health care all continually rise. Pima County recognizes the increasing need to address sustainability in its operations while making it more resilient to these challenges, and is taking advantage of this opportunity to rethink how government services are provided in the 21st century. With present and future generations in mind, the County seeks to integrate sustainability into every facet of its operations. It recognizes the role and responsibility of public agencies to protect and conserve natural resources, use financial resources effectively and efficiently, and to implement policies and practices that can be continued indefinitely without adversely impacting the quality of life of its residents.