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Phoenix relies on Colorado, Salt and Verde rivers and limited groundwater for drinking water
Summary
In Lesson 1 of the Phoenix Water Wrangler training, City of Phoenix staff outlined that Phoenix’s drinking water is supplied primarily from surface sources—Colorado River Basin, Salt and Verde rivers—and that groundwater comprises roughly 2% of deliveries.
Lara Van Lyth, volunteer coordinator and water resource specialist for the City of Phoenix Water Services Department, told trainees that Phoenix’s treated drinking water comes from four main sources: the Colorado River, the Salt River, the Verde River and groundwater.
"You can see that we only use 2% of our deliveries from groundwater and the remaining 98% of our…
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