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Peoria studies large water acquisition and a long-term advanced water purification plan
Summary
Staff told council Peoria could acquire a major long-term underground storage portfolio and is studying advanced water purification (AWP); staff flagged the Bureau of Reclamation DEIS as a risk that could cut the city's Colorado River allocation by about 57 percent.
Peoria water managers presented council with a multi-part strategy to strengthen water security that includes an opportunity to acquire long-term underground storage credits and an exploratory plan for advanced water purification (AWP).
Staff said Peoria currently holds roughly 34,000 acre-feet of Colorado River allocation, used about 20,000 acre-feet last year and stores additional supply underground for shortfalls. Utilities staff described an acquisition opportunity to purchase 173,000 acre-feet of long-term storage credits—structured as 1,730 acre-feet per year over 100…
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