EPCOR Gets State OK on Water Rates for New River & Desert Hills

The Arizona Corporation Commission yesterday approved a water rate request by the utility EPCOR for service to rural residents via a water-hauling station tentatively planned to be built on Anthem property. The nod is one of two green lights EPCOR needs to provide water to New River and Desert Hills residents before a Dec. 31 deadline that’ll leave up to 1,500 homes without water.

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Phoenix–Avondale Water Partnership Anticipates Future Shortages

The cities of Phoenix and Avondale just created a partnership to put Colorado River water into natural underground aquifers and help improve water resiliency for both cities at a time when state and regional water officials say future shortages are likely.

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Anthem & EPCOR’s Plan to Solve Rural Water Woes Flows Forward

A proposal by EPCOR to build a water-hauling station on Anthem property to serve homeowners in New River and Desert Hills moved closer to resolution this week, though a final decision by Anthem isn’t expected until Nov. 15 as negotiators rework the agreement’s fine points. Rural residents face a shut-off of trucked-in water from the City of Phoenix Dec. 31. “We’re going to do this deal,” said council board member Bob McKenzie, echoing the sentiments of other board members. “It’s just a matter of how we get there.”

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Anthem & EPCOR Race to Solve Rural Water Crisis

On the verge of desperation, residents of New River and Desert Hills got tentative good news last night, when Anthem Community Council voted in a special meeting to negotiate a deal with EPCOR to supply trucked water to hundreds of homes that could otherwise go dry or face skyrocketing costs Dec. 31, when the City of Phoenix shuts them off. Council aims to serve existing homes only, not new construction. EPCOR said the proposal won’t affect water rates in Anthem.

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Life is Hard. So is Water.

Over the Prickett Fence: Chris decides to purchase a water-testing kit to “see if my drinking water had anything to do with my physical and mental deterioration over the last 20 years.” There’s good news (for you at least).

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EPCOR Calls New River/Desert Hills Water Crisis ‘An Emergency Situation’

The water utility EPCOR called the City of Phoenix’s impending shutoff of a water supply to residents of New River and Desert Hills “an emergency situation” and asked the Arizona Corporation Commission to help it fast-track a solution. In a letter to the Commission, EPCOR provided new detail on the proposed location of a water-hauling station, the process and the pricing.

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EPCOR & Anthem May Solve Water Crisis in New River & Desert Hills

A looming water crisis in New River and Desert Hills may soon be solved by the water utility EPCOR with an assist from Anthem. The company is seeking to buy a plot of vacant Anthem land that borders Desert Hills to install a water-hauling station that could serve more than a thousand homes that rely on trucked-in water. The City of Phoenix plans to shut off their current supply Dec. 31.

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Grassroots Group Confronts New River / Desert Hills Water Crisis

With wells drying up and the threat of a shutoff of trucked-in water, residents of New River and Desert Hills formed a new group aiming to convince state, county and Phoenix city officials to offer short-term help while the group works on a long-term solution. The issue has reached the governor’s office, and several state and local officials are involved. EPCOR, the utility company that provides water to part of Anthem, is looking into whether it can be part of the solution.

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