SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Scottsdale gets 72% of its water from the Colorado River. As that supply shrinks, the city is weighing a costly but potentially critical alternative: ultra-purified, recycled wastewater piped into the drinking supply.
The federal government has already ordered states to reduce how much water they draw from the Colorado River, and Lake Mead is sitting at less than half its capacity. That pressure is pushing Scottsdale to look at options.
Scottsdale Councilmember Solange Whitehead said the situation is more urgent than anticipated…