World’s first wastewater auction gets going
- From: Vol 7, Issue 10 (October 2006)
- Category: General
- Region: Americas
- Country: United States
- Related Companies: WestWater Research
Prescott Valley hopes to raise $50 million from selling the groundwater credits associated with returning 9,205<sup>m3</sup>/d of treated wastewater to the aquifer. How many millions are being flushed away by other towns in the south-west?
The winners of the auction, which is expected to raise up to $50 million, will be given a matching allocation of fresh water to enable them to develop property in the region. Like most other towns in the arid south-west, Prescott Valley will not permit new property development unless it brings with it an assured water supply.
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