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Council hears update on water strategy: recharge expansions, stormwater pilots and PFAS costs
Summary
Staff reported progress on effluent and stormwater recharge, a pilot to increase infiltration in clay soils, continuing PFAS work at the wastewater plant and a multi‑year approach to securing water resources including modeling of the Big Chino basin and eventual rate studies.
Prescott Valley — Town staff on April 3 updated the council on a multi‑year water strategy that includes expanded effluent recharge, new stormwater recharge pilots designed to improve infiltration in clay soils, ongoing PFAS work at the wastewater treatment plant and modeling related to long‑range water import options.
Neil Davidson (staff) framed three council goals the program seeks to balance: (1) bring the aquifer toward safe‑yield; (2) secure water for economic development; and (3) protect the community’s quality of life. Davidson said the region is overdrafting the Prescott Active Management Area and said the town is treating the issue as a long‑term challenge that requires partnerships with neighboring jurisdictions, state agencies and regional water entities including Salt River Project.
Key items discussed: - Effluent recharge expansion: Tracy Lerer (staff) described two existing recharge facilities: the North Plains recharge ponds (about 400 acre‑feet per year currently) and a 2.25‑mile reach of the Agua Fria River where…
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