PHOENIX — The city of Phoenix has plans to build three plants where recycled water will be purified to create a sustainable source of drinking water.
The advanced water purification (AWP) facilities will take treated wastewater and send it through additional processes, including reverse osmosis and ultraviolet advanced oxidation, so it can be used over and over again.
“You can’t have economic growth if you don’t have water,” said Nazario Prieto, assistant water services director for the city…