Welcome to your neighbohrood! It’s likely your homebuilder or seller provided all the information you need to successfully move in to Civano or Sierra Morado. If not, or if you need quick access to general information, below are a number of resources to help out (realizing these may change often). If you need more information or would like to suggest additions to these resources, please let us know.

Electricity
Tucson Electric Power Company
520.623.7711 to connect, disconnect, or transfer service — allow five business days for service

• Connect, Disconnect, or Transfer Service
  Includes information about and online forms to set up, remove, or transfer electric service.
• TEP Guarantee Home Program
  Health, safety, comfort, durability and energy efficiency — enjoy these values plus the lowest residential electric rate available, in a TEP Guarantee home.
• Energy Advisor
  Conduct an extensive and detailed energy audit of your home online.
• Energy Tips
  TEP’s energy-saving tips for residential power customers.
• GreenWatts
  Adopt a GreenWatt and support renewable energy development and use in Southern Arizona.
• SunShare
  TEP’s SunShare program offers incentives of up to $2,000 for every kilowatt of proven solar electric generating capacity that is connected to TEP’s grid system. In addition to TEP’s financial assistance, you may qualify for state tax benefits of up to $1,000.

Natural Gas
Southwest Gas Corporation
520.889.1888 or 1.800.428.7324 (outside Tucson) to connect, disconnect, or transfer service—allow two days for processing

• Connect, Disconnect, or Transfer Service
  Separate online forms to start, stop, or change gas service.
• Southwest Gas Energy Advantage Plus Home Program
  Energy Advantage Plus Homes must meet strict construction standards and feature high-efficiency, energy-saving gas appliances.
• If you smell natural gas, call 1.800.722.4277 immediately!

Local Telephone
CenturyLink (also see Cox, below)
1.800.244.1111 to connect, disconnect, or transfer service

Cable
Cox Cable
520.884.0133 to connect, disconnect, or transfer service

• Establish New Service
  Online form to establish new Cox cable or high-speed Internet (cable modem) service
• Cox High Speed Internet Service
  One of two local, largescale high-speed Internet access options currently available for Civano (the other is Qwest DSL Internet service—Cox is faster).

Water
Tucson Water
520.791.3242 or 1.800.598.9449 (outside of Tucson) to establish service

• Reclaimed Water
  Information about reclaimed water (used on most Civano residential lots and all public spaces with irrigation).
  • Application for Reclaimed Water Use
    This is generally not necessary to complete since it was done by the builder and/or contractor prior to construction—included here only as a reference.
  • Backflow Assembly Installation Permit
    Also likely already completed and included here as a reference.
• Water Conservation
  Tucson Water programs and published literature for customers to use in their water conservation efforts.
• Water Quality
  All about water quality in Tucson.

Garbage Collection
City of Tucson Environmental Services
520.791.3171 to order service or containers

• Curbside (alley) garbage collection (large green barrel) is on Saturday morning in Civano

Recycling
Tucson Recycles (City of Tucson)
520.791.3171 to order service or containers

• Curbside (alley) recycling collection (large blue barrel) is on Saturday morning in Civano
• Detailed Blue Barrel Recycling List
  Here’s what you can (and cannot) recycle
• Recycling Info-Line — 520.791.5000

Call Before You Dig!
Arizona Blue Stake
Call 1.800.STAKE.IT or 1.800.782.5348, 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., two full business days before digging so underground utilities can be marked

Schools
Civano and Sierra Morado are located within the award-winning Vail School District.

Onsite and nearby schools include:

• Civano Community School
  K-8 “Greenest School in America” public charter school with separate K-5 and 6-8 campuses located across from each other at intersection of Drexel and Nightbloom.
• Senita Valley Elementary School
  K-5 elementary school located just south of Sierra Morado on Bilby Road.
• Rincon Vista Middle School
  6-8 middle school located adjacent to Senita Valley, just south of Sierra Morado on Bilby Road.
• High Schools
  Vail School District offers open enrollment for high schools, which include Andrada Polytechnic High School (opening fall 2013), Cienega High School, Empire High School, Pantano School, and Vail Academy and High School.
• Vail also offers the Vail Digital Learning Program for grades 7-12.