03 March 2020

Arizona Corporation Commission: Commissioner Marquez Peterson's Small Water Company Status Update

ARIZONA CORPORATION COMMISSION
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Matthew J. Neubert

SECRETARY
Kacie Cannon
Phone: 602-542-3931
kcannon@azcc.gov
 COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Robert "Bob" Burns
Boyd Dunn
Sandra D. Kennedy
Justin Olson
Lea Márquez Peterson
 
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
10:00 a.m.
Hearing Room Two
1200 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
The Arizona Corporation Commission regulates over 280 water and sewer companies across Arizona. Over 70 of these companies have not come before the Commission for a regular check of financial health and well-being since 1999 or earlier.
You are invited to join Commissioner Márquez Peterson and listen as the Small Water Ombudsman Office provides a general update on the nature and status of these companies. A list of the companies and agenda are attached for your convenience.
Arizona Corporation Commission
Small Water Ombudsman Office Small Water Company
Status Update
AGENDA
1. Welcoming Remarks, Agenda, Purpose, Round-Table Introductions
2. Status Update from the Arizona Corporation Commission Small Water Ombudsman Office with input and discussion from stakeholders regarding each of the 73 small water companies attached to this Agenda that have not received a rate update since 1999 or earlier, and, for each, the general questions and issues below: 
a. Questions related to the owner and the owner’s ownership status and interest
b. Questions related to the operator and the company’s operations
c. Questions related to the customers and the customer’s demographics
d. Questions related to water and the company’s water supply and quality
e. Questions related to regulation and the company’s finances, infrastructure, and relationship with the Commission
3. Closing Remarks and Next Steps, including items or topics to be considered or addressed at a future open meeting or workshop.
4. Adjourn
NOTICE: No votes or legal action will be taken by the Commission at this meeting regarding any of the companies attached to this Agenda without notice and an opportunity to be heard.

List of Water Companies to be Discussed at the March 3rd Small Water Company Status Update Company Name Effective Date of Current R 
1 Granite Dells Water Company 11/1/1958 2 Francisco Grande Utility Company 10/20/1961 3 Halcyon Acres Water Users Association, Inc. 12/21/1964 4 Grandview Water Company, Inc. 3/4/1965 5 Stoneman Lake Water Company, Inc. 6/14/1965 6 Tall Pine Estates Water & Improvement Association 8/5/1965 7 Desert Valencia Water, Inc. 10/8/1968 8 Viva Development Corporation 4/1/1973 9 Monte Vista Water Co., L.L.C. 6/1/1974 10 Thim Water Corporation 7/1/1982 11 Tubac Water Company, Inc. 11/1/1983 12 Cloud Nine Water Company, Inc. 3/1/1984 13 Cloud Nine Water Company, Inc. 6/1/1984 14 Sun Valley Farms Unit VI Water Co., Inc. 7/9/1985 15 William R. Farr DBA Salome Water Company 8/1/1985 16 Lake Pleasant Sewer Company 8/22/1985 17 Lake Pleasant Water Company 8/22/1985 18 Caballeros Water Company, Inc. 11/1/1985 19 Puesta Del Sol Water Company 6/2/1986 20 Picacho Water Improvement Corporation 7/1/1987 21 Jackson Spring Estates Home and Property Owners Assoc. 8/1/1987 22 Spring Branch Water Company, Inc. 9/1/1987 23 Circle City Water Company, LLC 1/1/1988 24 Flagstaff Ranch Water Company, Inc. 3/1/1988 25 Donald Steven McAdams DBA McAdams Water Company 10/1/1988 26 Grand Canyon Caverns and Inn, LLC 10/1/1988 27 Boynton Canyon Enchantment Homeowners Association 4/1/1989 28 AVM-2005, LLC 11/1/1989 29 Granite Oaks Water Users Association 3/1/1990 30 Gadsden Water Company, Inc. 4/1/1990 31 Lord Arizona Water Systems, Inc. 8/1/1991 32 Big Park Water Company 8/1/1991 33 MWC, Inc. formerly McNeal Water Company 12/1/1991 34 Casa Grande South Water Company 1/1/1992 35 Golden Corridor Water Company 3/1/1992 36 Pueblo Del Sol Water Company 4/22/1992 37 Janice E. Worden and Lawrence A. Worden DBA Worden Water Company 9/1/1992 38 Woody's Enterprises, LTD DBA Ho-Tye Water Company 12/1/1992 39 White Mountain Water Company 4/1/1993 40 C-D Oasis Water Company 11/1/1993 41 Tierra Linda Water Company, Inc. 2/1/1994 42 Brooke Water LLC 4/1/1994 43 Sitgreaves Water Company 6/1/1994 44 Lyn Lee Water Company 9/1/1994 45 Q Mountain Water, Inc. 5/1/1995 46 Ponderosa Water L.L.C. 9/1/1995 47 Double R Water Distributors, Inc. 10/1/1995 48 El Prado Water Company, Inc. 1/1/1996 49 Saguaro Water Company 3/1/1996 50 Berneil Water Company 4/1/1996 51 Antelope Lakes Water Company, Inc. 8/1/1996 52 Lucky Hills Water Company 1/1/1997 53 Loma Estates Water Company 2/1/1997 54 Diversified Water Utilities, Inc. 6/1/1997 55 Valley View Water Company 10/1/1997 56 William F. Lesko DBA Heckethorn Water Company 1/1/1998 57 Mohawk Utility Company 2/1/1998 58 Seven Canyons Water Company 4/1/1998 59 Seven Canyons Water Treatment Company 4/1/1998 60 Verde Santa Fe Wastewater Company, Inc. 5/1/1998 61 Saddlebrooke Utility Company 7/1/1998 62 Twin Hawks Utility, Inc. 7/16/1998 63 Verde Lakes Water Corporation 9/1/1998 64 Yucca Water Association, Inc. 9/1/1998 65 Rincon Water Company 11/1/1998 66 Picacho Water Company 12/1/1998 67 Rainbow Parks, Inc. DBA Escapees at North Ranch 2/1/1999 68 Sterling Water Company 6/8/1999 69 Mescal Lakes Water Systems Inc. 7/1/1999 70 Voyager Water Company 10/1/1999 71 Sweetwater Creek Utilities, Inc. 10/1/1999 72 La Casita Water Company, Inc. 10/1/1999 73 Picacho Sewer Company 10/8/1999