Arizona Water Company briefs council on east‑side wastewater plan and new assured water‑supply approach

Fred Schneider, president of Arizona Water Company, and Terry Sue Rossi, the company’s vice president of water resources, briefed the City Council on plans for an east‑side wastewater treatment and reclamation project and on a new method for securing long‑term water supplies for development.

Schneider summarized the wastewater plan, saying the initial construction phase covers service to several planned developments and would form part of two eventual water reclamation facilities east of Interstate 10. He said the company’s Central Arizona Corporation Commission (CCN) application describes about 6,900 residential equivalent dwelling units and an initial treatment capacity of roughly 1,700,000 gallons per day.

“We are looking to ultimately have two wastewater facilities on the east side of I‑10,” Schneider said, describing an initial south facility (near Post Ranch) intended to recharge the first 2–3 million gallons per day and a future north regional facility off Overfield Road for larger‑scale recharge and recovery.

Schneider described a modular design approach with Perkwater (reported in the presentation materials as a partner) to allow staged plant expansion and said the first phase design was expected to start in April 2025. He outlined a…