Casa Grande water plant expansion plan moves forward

The Phase 3 expansion is the final step towards the original master planned ultimate plant capacity for this site.By Melissa St. Aude | Casa Grande Dispatch

With a stamp of approval on a proposed zone change from Casa Grande’s Planning and Zoning Commission, an Arizona Water Company plan to increase production at its Henness Road treatment facility is moving forward.

The commission on Thursday agreed to forward a favorable recommendation to the Casa Grande City Council to change the facility’s zoning category from Urban Ranch to Single-family Residential.

City planner Jim Gagliardi told the commission the zone change would help to “legitimize existing uses.”

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