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Cave Creek delays Harquihala purchase and outlines water strategy amid 30‑year drought
Summary
Town officials described a multi-pronged water strategy including an $18 million interconnect project with Phoenix, banked CAP water, refurbished wells, and a paused Harquihala contract after phase‑1 costs rose; officials warned the town remains heavily reliant on Central Arizona Project water.
Cave Creek officials told residents they are pursuing multiple steps to secure drinking water as the region faces a prolonged drought, while declining to exercise a previously signed Harquihala water contract after high costs and timing concerns.
The town has invested nearly $18,000,000 in a Phoenix interconnect project that officials say will deliver up to 1,400,000 gallons per day of treated Central Arizona Project (CAP) water and add roughly 1,000,000 gallons of reserve capacity for firefighting and reliability. The town expects the interconnect to be operational by…
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