Tucson to Build Advanced Water Purification System
This month, Tucson officials and the US Bureau of Reclamation signed an agreement to turn more wastewater into high-quality drinking water. The advanced water purification (AWP) facility, to be completed by late 2031, will be capable of treating 2.5 million gallons per day. The new plant will augment the current work performed at the Tres Rios Water Reclamation Facility in southeast Tucson. According to city officials, the new wastewater facility will help conserve 56,000 acre-feet of water in Lake Mead over the next 10 years, reducing the strain on the Colorado River. Developments like this support water conservation and recycling efforts as part of Tucson Water’s One Water 2100 master plan “to meet our community’s [water] needs into the next century.”
To learn more about advanced water purification, please register for our April 11, 2025, WRRC Water Webinar, where you will hear from Tucson Water Director John Kmeic, Phoenix Water Services Director Troy Hayes, and Scottsdale Interim Water Director Kevin Rose about their respective cities’ projects.