Bisbee Wastewater Effluent Agreement Termination
Summary
The county and Bisbee have officially scrapped the 2024 deal to sell and purchase Bisbee's treated wastewater. That means effluent will no longer be considered for release into the San Pedro River — a change for anyone following water policy in the San Pedro watershed.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
The termination ends whatever payments or obligations the 2024 sale agreement would have generated — the exact dollar figures weren't discussed.
Anyone who opposed sending Bisbee's treated wastewater into the San Pedro River, and the city and county, who are now free of the agreement's terms.
Anyone who hoped to see effluent augment flows in the San Pedro River under the deal.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Flood Control District Meeting — October 13, 2026
The county and Bisbee have officially scrapped the 2024 deal to sell and purchase Bisbee's treated wastewater. That means effluent will no longer be considered for release into the San Pedro River — a change for anyone following water policy in the San Pedro watershed.
Cochise County's only source aquifer keeps three communities flowing with water
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