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Casa Grande debates effluent-allocation strategy; council favors prioritizing recharge and a 15–20% reserve
Summary
City staff presented an effluent-allocation strategy proposing to prioritize recharge until permitted recharge levels are reached, to set an annual recharge reserve of about 15–20%, to separate current effluent volumes from new ADOS-generated volumes, and to use a baseline 50/50 sector split between industrial/commercial and residential.
City staff brought a detailed briefing to the council on an effluent-allocation strategy tied to the new ADOS program and broader water-reuse planning.
Larry, the city staff lead on the topic, framed the issue as balancing public health, conservation, recharge and industrial/commercial needs. “We want to begin to allocate effluent in a manner that will utilize all of the effluent instead of having any excess run down the wash,” Larry said while outlining policy choices and modeling assumptions.
Key figures and current uses: Larry said the 2024 treatment volume was about 6,301 acre-feet and that current…
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