By Philip Haldiman | YourValley
The Peoria City Council approved a property agreement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix that will allow the city to build and service two water wells on the diocese’s property near Lake Pleasant Parkway and Loop 303.
The project is part of a larger plan to build up to five new potable water recovery wells and associated pipelines that will take water to a central treatment facility.
Water security is one of council’s strategic priorities, and they recently approved the fiscal year budget that includes $112.2 million for the completion of the wellfield/booster pump station at this location, a reclaimed water line from Jomax to Beardsley, and a Salt River Project-Central Arizona Project interconnect facility.
Deputy City Manager Kevin Burke said this is a foundational piece that will provide access to water rights the city already enjoys, but also delivers that water to the right location at the right time.
