Arizona’s first Advanced Water Purification Plant halfway through construction

KTAR News: Water Watch

Arizona’s first Advanced Water Purification Plant halfway through construction

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Published on Mar 27, 2026, 3:40:47 PM
Total time: 00:01:29

Episode Description

Arizona's first Advanced Water Purification plant is about three years out from taking wastewater and making it drinkable. The City of Phoenix celebrated being halfway done with construction at the Cave Creek facility by filling up a treatment basin with one million gallons of water last week. It's part of the Pure Water Phoenix program. 

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