AIRPARK BusinessNews
Sustainable Solutions Scottsdale’s water principles could affect projects
S
By J. Graber cottsdale City Council strengthened its commitment to water sustainability last month by adopting a set of water-management principles. “These principles are a set of nine compiled from existing Scottsdale Water’s policies and practices with the intent of providing a transparent framework for sustainable water solutions for Scottsdale. … They span the width and breadth of what we do in Scottsdale Water,” Scottsdale Water Executive Director Brian Biesemeyer says. The principles are water quality, water conservation, water resource planning, water and land use management, water recycle and reuse, water research and
Scottsdale Water developed this illustration to show how Lake Mead’s water level impacts the city. (City of Scottsdale/Submitted)
recovery, infrastructure, financial planning, and climate change and drought. The most significant may be No. 4,
10 / SCOTTSDALE AIRPARK NEWS / JULY 2022
which states the city will develop policies that require any general plan amendment or rezoning request that shows a water use
