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

Scottsdale has proven to the Arizona Department of Water Resources that it has an assured water supply for its entire service area for the next 100 years, meeting the state's Groundwater Management Act requirement.

About 90% of Scottsdale's drinking water comes from renewable surface water sources — primarily the Central Arizona Project (63%) and Salt River Project (15%) — with the remainder from groundwater and recycled water.

Scottsdale is spending $8.25 million to secure water from the Harquahala Valley as a hedge against uncertain future Colorado River allocations.

Despite drawing about 70% of its water from the Colorado River via CAP, Scottsdale maintains its 100-year Assured Water Supply designation while adding recycled water, now about 15% of its daily supply.