Apache Junction Invests In Infrastructure In Bid For Growth
The water filtration system. Photo by Melissa Johnson
Most people start their day with a mug of coffee, but Brian Warner is filling his morning cup with a water sample straight from the Central Arizona Project Canal. Don’t worry though, he’s not going drink it.
“I’ll take that water into the lab and analyze it for turbidity, PH, conductivity,” Warner said. He’s checking what’s in the water to see how much filtration it needs before it’s safe to drink. Warner runs the newly built $9 million water treatment plant in Apache Junction.
Powered by a pumping station, two 8-inch pipes suck water out of the steadily flowing canal like giant straws. “We run these at one million gallons per day,” Warner said. “Right now the capacity of the plant is two million gallons per day.”
