Does the City of Phoenix Have Enough Water and Power for Manufacturing

Phoenix holds a State of Arizona Designation of Assured Water Supply, confirming the city's current supplies can meet demand for more than 100 years based on anticipated usage — a standard few Western cities can claim for large new water users.

Phoenix draws roughly 60% of its water from the Salt and Verde rivers via the Salt River Project, about 40% from the Colorado River through the Central Arizona Project, and only about 2% from groundwater — a diversified, drought-buffered supply portfolio.

Phoenix's Water Resource Plan, refreshed under Arizona's 100-year assured-supply standard, found the city has enough water to meet demand for the next 50 years and beyond under growth, drought, and climate-change scenarios.

APS is building the up-to-2,000-MW Desert Sun natural-gas plant west of Gila Bend, targeted for 2028, with Phase 2 structured as a subscription model letting extra-large customers like data centers fund their own share of new generation capacity.

SRP contracted NextEra Energy Resources to build 3,000 MW of new solar — enough to power 595,000 Arizona homes — delivering 500 MW per year from 2029 through 2034, as part of SRP's plan to more than double total system generation capacity by 2035.

SRP sought Board approval to add 820 MW of fast-ramping natural-gas generation at its Coolidge Generating Station, citing Phoenix-area population growth running more than three times the national average plus new and expanded large industrial operations.

Builders, developers, and large commercial/industrial users start water and wastewater capacity planning through the City of Phoenix Water Services Development Information hub, covering design manuals, development-finance fees, and infrastructure policies.