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Prescott Valley council authorizes WIFA application for stormwater recharge pilot project
Summary
The Town Council unanimously authorized submission of a $664,358.20 application to the Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) to test a stormwater recharge technology in two pilot basins, including one control basin and one fitted with vertical infiltration shafts described in the presentation as "parjana."
Prescott Valley — The Town Council voted unanimously April 20 to authorize Mayor Kell Palguta to sign a resolution allowing staff to submit an application to the Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) seeking $664,358.20 to test a stormwater recharge pilot project.
Town staff described a two-basin test: one control basin and one fitted with a vertical-infiltration system staff referred to as "parjana," consisting of shaft-like elements driven into the ground to speed infiltration. Staff said the shafts can be different sizes and may extend as much as 40 feet underground; the pilot will compare…
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