SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Phoenix city leaders are warning that higher water prices may be on the horizon, and the city is not alone.
The problem is the ongoing Western drought and its effect on the Colorado River.
The city of Phoenix has been ahead of the curve, spending millions of dollars to build a pipeline that will help replace Colorado River water with water from the Salt River Project reservoirs. But city leaders now say they need to do more, including expanding Bartlett Dam and recovering water the city has stored underground over the years…