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Peoria planners identify reclaimed water and advanced purification as long-term strategy; central AWP facility preferred
Summary
City staff and consultants presented an updated integrated water utility master plan and an advanced water purification feasibility study on Sept. 16, concluding reclaimed water is Peoria’s most reliable drought‑proof supply and recommending a centralized advanced water purification facility with a multi‑year implementation timetable.
Peoria’s water managers told the City Council on Sept. 16 that reclaimed water is the city’s most drought‑proof supply and that advanced water purification (AWP) will likely be required to meet long‑term demand if Colorado River deliveries decline. “Advanced water purification is really taking Reclaim to that next level, which is making it potable,” Deputy City Manager Kevin Burke said during a two-part presentation on the Integrated Water Utility Master Plan (IWAMP) and an AWP feasibility study.
Why it matters: Staff said that under baseline demand projections to 2052, potable demand could roughly double and that all planning scenarios — except a best‑case scenario with full, uninterrupted Colorado River (CAP) deliveries — would require either added well capacity and advanced water purification. Consultants and staff recommended a centralized, city‑controlled AWP facility (with Beardsley Water Reclamation Facility as a primary candidate…
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