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Global Water says recycled network conserved billions of gallons; outlines 2023 projects for Maricopa
Summary
John Corwin of Global Water told the City Council on May 16 that the company added about 1,140 water connections in 2022 and pumped roughly 2.8 billion gallons of groundwater while saving nearly 11 billion gallons via recycled water since 2004.
John Corwin, a Global Water representative, presented the company’s annual report to the City Council on May 16 and summarized water system activity, infrastructure projects and conservation efforts.
“Although our connections were down a little bit from last year, we did add about 1,140 connections on the water side,” Corwin said, and added that the utility pumped about 2,800,000,000 gallons of groundwater in 2022. He said the recycled water network has deferred groundwater use and that Global Water has saved nearly 11,000,000,000 gallons of water since 2004 by using recycled supplies.
Corwin described 2022 infrastructure work including pressure‑monitoring and control changes to reduce transient pressures that had caused main breaks, and a Honeycutt Road lining project that replaced about 4,000 feet of problematic main where the company recorded five main breaks in an 18‑month span. He said Global Water connected Copper Sky Lake to the recycled distribution network and completed an interim distribution center to serve the Apex area.
Ongoing projects for 2023 highlighted by Corwin included bringing the Amarillo Creek subdivision online (about 600 homes with about 45 homes currently under construction), interconnections and capacity work to support the higher‑density Maricopa Station and other Southwest Maricopa developments, and the waterline extension to unlock Moonlight Ridge.
On water resources, Corwin said Global Water holds a designation of assured water supply (DAWS) with about 23,000 acre‑feet available and used roughly 8,000 acre‑feet in the past year. He described a ratemaking mechanism approved in the company’s recent rate case called the sustainable water surcharge, which he said is a tool to recover costs if and when the company acquires additional long‑term water supplies; Corwin said the Arizona Corporation Commission would approve administration of any surcharge.
Corwin also promoted Global Water’s customer assistance program, which he said can provide up to $700 annually in assistance (up to $350 per utility) to eligible customers such as low‑income households, deployed service members and disabled veterans.
Councilmembers asked technical and regulatory questions about the surcharge and about the status of projects; no council resolution was requested or adopted on the presentation.
