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Originally Posted by exit2lef
There's a massive project underway in my neighborhood to bring water from central Phoenix to the city's north side. The portion of the city south of the Phoenix Mountain Preserve obtains its water primarily from the Salt and Verde rivers, which are viewed as a stable source with groundwater available as a backup. North Phoenix, on the other hand, obtains most of its water from the Colorado River via the Central Arizona Project canal, a source that may be in jeopardy.
By laying massive pipes through the Phoenix Mountain Preserve, the city wants to connect its stable water supply to the north side. Right now, there isn't sufficient infrastructure for that purpose, but this project is designed to addressed that shortcoming. The city has stated that the project is intended to assure adequate water supply for existing neighborhoods rather than foster new construction. Nevertheless, in this case, maybe economic development is a secondary outcome.
https://www.phoenix.gov/waterservices/droughtpipeline |
Far NW PHX has this: the Lake Pleasant Water Treatment plant - processes enough water to supply 400k homes. This plant was built with growth in this very part of the city in mind.
https://www.mccarthy.com/projects/lake-pleasant-water-treatment-plant
From what I understand after living in far north PHX for many years, the pipelines from the south to north are not to replace this - but to get water to new developments (infill) that's occurring around the Desert Ridge area. The maps of the aforementioned project show this.