Global Water Resources Celebrates 20-Years of Providing Award-Winning Total Water Management to Arizona Communities

PHOENIX, Oct. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Water Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWRS), a pure-play water resource management company, celebrates its 20 year anniversary of providing Total Water Management (TWM) to Arizona communities.

Global Water’s award-winning TWM helps protect water supplies in water-scarce areas experiencing population growth in major metro growth corridors around Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.

“Since our founding, our primary mission has been to implement the principles of TWM to allow for sustainable growth within our service areas through the aggregation and effective management of water and wastewater utilities,” stated Global Water president and CEO, Ron Fleming. “Through the concerted efforts of our dedicated teams across all segments of our operations, the communities we serve have realized the benefits of consolidation, regionalization, and proactive environmental stewardship.”

Since 2017, the company has acquired and integrated 12 utilities, bringing its total owned and operated utilities to 29 across the state’s three largest counties: Maricopa, Pima and Pinal. Global Water’s total active residential, commercial and industrial connections recently reached more than 60,000, making it one of the largest integrated water and wastewater service providers in the state.

Global Water’s TWM approach helps preserve groundwater resources and supports long-term water supply planning, which includes Arizona’s 100-year assured water supply requirement for new subdivisions.

“It often goes unnoticed, but an abundance of fresh groundwater is a tremendously valuable asset which enhances the quality of our lives,” continued Fleming. “Its significance has grown in the arid Southwest where we operate. So, while groundwater may be unseen, it should always remain in our thoughts, and this is why we prioritize delivering smart water management to safeguard this invaluable resource."

Global Water recycles more than 1 billion gallons of wastewater annually and has beneficially reused more than 10.7 billion gallons of recycled water since inception. The company’s extensive ‘purple pipe’ program preserves precious drinking water by enabling recycled wastewater to be used in public common areas.

According to the Arizona Commerce Authority, $49.7 billion of capital has been invested in Arizona for the years 2020 through 2022, which reflects an increase of 588% over the preceding three years. This includes the announcements of major new manufacturing facilities by Taiwan Semiconductor, Intel, and Proctor & Gamble.