• EPCOR Utilities is the first recipient of an alternative designation of assured water supply • The designation was granted under new water rules adopted last year • ADWR is currently fighting two lawsuits against the rules

Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the first recipient of an alternative designation of assured water supply amid ongoing lawsuits against the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

EPCOR Utilities is the first entity to receive a designation under the Alternative Designation of a 100-Year Assured Water Supply rules adopted by ADWR last year. The designation will allow residential construction to begin in parts of the West Valley after a two-year moratorium.

“This ADAWS Designation is going to save water, it is going to support sustainable economic growth, and it is goi

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