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Peoria study session flags $90M water acquisition and outlines long‑term water purification plan
Summary
Council heard a detailed water briefing: Peoria uses about 20,000 acre‑feet/year of Colorado River water, staff flagged a potential purchase of long‑term storage credits and described early work on advanced water purification (AWP), with a multi‑decade cost estimate that staff put near $1 billion for full scale deployment.
Water supply and water‑security measures formed a major portion of the study session.
Staff told the council Peoria holds about 34,000 acre‑feet of Colorado River allocation and used roughly 20,000 acre‑feet last year; the city stores a significant portion underground (estimates cited in the session suggested about six years of underground storage at current usage rates). Staff said recent federal and interstate work on Colorado River operations (the Bureau of Reclamation draft EIS) could cut municipal allocations under some scenarios. One Bureau DEIS scenario cited by staff would reduce Peoria’s allocation by about 57% (roughly 19,000 acre‑feet), a change staff called material for operations.
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