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title: "Avondale Named SRP Sustainable City"
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summary: "Salt River Project recognized Avondale and Scottsdale, Arizona as SRP Sustainable Cities, awarding both the highest Platinum designation for their commitment to sustainable growth and environmental initiatives. The cities' achievements include comprehensive sustainability plans, green business programs, advanced water treatment facilities, and recognition as Tree Cities and Bicycle Friendly Communities."
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# Avondale Named SRP Sustainable City

Arizona public power utility Salt River Project has recognized Avondale, Ariz., and Scottsdale, Ariz., as SRP Sustainable Cities for their commitment to sustainable growth while supporting SRP’s environmental policies and goals. Both cities earned the highest Platinum designation for their sustainable-focused assets and programs. This is the second year of the Sustainable Cities Program, managed by the SRP economic development team and economic development consulting firm Boyette Strategic Advisors. SRP was recently named a  2024 Top Utility in Economic Development  by Site Selection magazine, recognized for its program offerings to community partners. “SRP has helped drive the Valley’s growth for over a century,” said Karla Moran, Manager of Economic Development at SRP. “Aligning with our municipal partners on long-term planning, including responsible use of our state’s resources and defining sustainability-focused goals, has supported the area’s success across many industries.” Avondale’s sustainability-focused efforts and programs that helped the city earn a platinum designation include an  Avondale Community Sustainability Plan  and  Municipal Sustainability Plan . The city has also long offered a Green Business Program, and recently developed an  Avondale Green Business Summit  for seasoned eco-conscious entrepreneurs as well as those just starting to explore green practices, SRP said. Avondale has also been recognized as a  Tree City for 13 Years  and  has a Sustainable Water Supply Plan with a 100-year Assured Water Supply . Scottsdale’s sustainability-focused programs that helped the city earn a platinum designation include its  Sustainable Scottsdale Award Program  which awards Scottsdale organizations spearheading significant environmental advancement. The city is also recognized for the Scottsdale Water Campus, home to Arizona’s first  Advanced Water Treatment Facility , one of the world’s most sophisticated recycled water facilities, and only third in the nation permitted for an advanced purified recycled water (direct potable reuse) demonstration program. Scottsdale is able to promote itself as a  Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community  and as a  Tree City for 42 Years . These programs, among others, help ladder up to Valley-wide sustainability initiatives championed by SRP. The cities of Mesa, Phoenix and Tempe completed the program last year. The program provides a structure to assist cities in understanding and demonstrating their sustainability efforts to ensure future competitiveness in the national market, SRP noted. The SRP Sustainable Cities program also helps the utility meet its own  2035 corporate goals  including proactively partnering with communities and Tribal Nations on economic development initiatives as well as programs related to water, energy and sustainability. Topics Environment