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Chandler sets up this year’s heat-relief plan

4/16/2024
With several forecasting agencies predicting another long, extremely hot summer, city staff from Chandler have made arrangements to continue a longstanding set of heat relief services. The …

Scottsdale in need of water for hydration stations

4/2/2024
As warmer weather approaches, Scottsdale is providing heat relief to those in need this summer. The city’s hydration stations and Beat the Heat Program rely on donations from the public to meet …

Chandler water, wastewater: Expensive projects ahead

3/28/2024
Two major projects are going to cost a lot of Chandler capital improvement dollars over the next several years. At a March 21 work session on the city’s capital improvement project budget, …

Valley program aims to raise awareness, reduce …

3/18/2024
PHOENIX — Brandi Stoll is an Arizona native who grew up swimming in pools and was familiar with pool safety. When she became a mother, she knew the risks and how to keep her children …

Scottsdale city staff request rate hikes for water, …

3/11/2024
Water and sewer rates as well as solid waste disposal rates are expected to climb next year. The Scottsdale City Council heard requests from city staff to raise the rates during its March 5 …

Chandler Council approves xeriscaping redesign

2/29/2024
​John Knudson, the city of Chandler’s public works and utilities director, seems optimistic about a plan approved Feb. 22 to replace some grass in the city with xeriscaping. Knudson …

Apache Junction water district to buy land near well

2/21/2024
A sale agreement and purchase of land for $123,500 adjacent to Well No. 8 at 2102 S. Coconino Drive in Superstition Villa was discussed at a recent Apache Junction Water Utilities Community …

Bjerk: Is Valley water a bargain?

2/14/2024
For the last few years there has been a lot of noise in all local media about the problem of lack of water as the population has grown, and rightly so.

Gilbert council votes to increase utility rates

2/7/2024
Gilbert’s water and solid waste/recycling utility rates will go up substantially in April after town council unanimously voted for the hikes Feb. 6.   The vote was the culmination of …

Rate hike proposed for Surprise utilities customers

1/26/2024
It could cost a little more to live in parts of Surprise later this year if proposed utility rate hikes pass through the Surprise City Council.

Weber: Where is water coming from?

1/17/2024
I just read Dianne Adams article in the Sun City West Independent and would like to add a few facts. Residential consumption of water is only 8%. Commercial and agricultural use the remaining …

Adams: Concerned about water shortage

1/11/2024
I frequently hear or read about how we should conserve water and be careful of wasting water.