Johnson Utilities directed to begin Pecan Water Reclamation Plant phase 4 expansion

Johnson Utilities LLC is to begin work on the Pecan Water Reclamation Facility phase 4 expansion and influent pump station and headworks replacement projects, the Arizona Corporation Commission has decided.

Pecan Water Reclamation Plant phase 4 is to cost approximately $18 million and will expand the capacity at the plant from 3.0 million gallons per day to 4.0 million gallons per day, according to a release.

Based on the commissioners' vote, the project will proceed without further delay and the company’s interim manager, EPCOR, has been directed to immediately commence construction. The project is expected to take approximately 12 months to complete, the release states.

The commission directed Johnson Utilities ownership to fund the capital improvement projects, using internally generated funds, an equity infusion, by issuing debt or some combination thereof as required in Decision No. 77330 and to file a financing application by July 13 for any amount not covered by an equity infusion or internally generated funds, the release states.

A list of agenda items and a broadcast of the commissioner’s June 22 special open meeting is on the commission’s website at azcc.gov/live.

Arizona Corporation Commission

The Arizona Corporation Commission was established by the state’s constitution to regulate public utilities and business incorporation. The commission is Arizona’s co-equal, fourth branch of government.​

The five commissioners elected to the commission oversee executive, legislative, and judicial proceedings on behalf of Arizonans when it comes to their water, electricity, telephone, and natural gas resources as well as the regulation of securities, pipeline, and railroad safety.

To learn more about the Arizona Corporation Commission and its commissioners, go to http://azcc.gov.