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Anthem residents east of I-17 can hear from EPCOR and ask questions about the new water rates, which rose 35 percent for a typical customer on April 1, based on a decision by the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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Commissioner Andy Tobin issued a scathing dissent of the Arizona Corporation Commission’s approval of interim rate increases. He called the process rushed and questioned its legality, accusing his colleagues of prioritizing EPCOR’s interests over customer “rate shock.”
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Anthem’s east-side residents will see water rates rise 36 percent, on average, starting April 1, based on the Arizona Corporation Commission’s March 28 approval of new interim rates. The rates will be in effect until a permanent rate case is decided.
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The latest round of an ongoing saga over new water rates for EPCOR customers could wrap up Thursday, March 28, when the Arizona Corporation Commission will discuss and may vote on new interim rates.
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On March 14, a judge is expected to recommend interim rates for EPCOR customers based on the company’s proposal and input from Anthem officials and reps from the utility’s other districts. The Arizona Corporation Commission is then expected to hear the case March 28.
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At an open meeting Friday, Jan. 25, the Arizona Corporation Commission failed to decide the long-running EPCOR water-rate case. A plan that would have raised a typical Anthem east-side customer’s rates more than 50 percent was defeated. Next: interim rates and then a whole new rate case.
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The City of Phoenix voted Oct. 9 to notify the public that it intends to raise water rates next year and again the year after to deal with necessary maintenance and to add infrastructure to pump water to North Phoenix should an expected shortage of Colorado River water occur.
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With North Phoenix’s primary water supply from the Colorado River facing increasing odds of a shortage, the city is considering raising water rates and spending $500 million to build infrastructure that would bring the precious commodity up the I-17 corridor from the city’s other water sources.
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Some criticize the city for allowing significant residential development, given water uncertainties. Find out how the city’s water chief looks at it.
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Most of us learned in grade school that more than two-thirds of the earth is covered with water. Unfortunately, more than 99 percent of it is not drinkable. Chris has a bold solution.
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The water utility serving east-side Anthem residents will present its case to the Arizona Corporation Commission May 14, for consolidating its districts and raising revenue by $14 million per year. Anthem Community Council is asking residents to let the Corporation Commission know what they think.
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