An update on a water reclamation facility expansion and paying $425,000 for two return activated sludge pumps will be discussed at Tuesday’s Apache Junction Sewer District meeting.

The regular meeting and work session of the board of directors of Apache Junction Sewer District begins at 8 a.m. April 29 in the District Board Room, 5661 S. Ironwood Drive in Apache Junction.

The agenda for the meeting is at https://ajsewer.org/boardmeetings.

Items on the work session agenda include:

• Presentation and discussion of compensation study.
• Presentation and discussion of rate and fee study.
• Discussion of the district’s preliminary rates, fees and charges and revenue elements for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
• Discussion of the district’s proposed expenses for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
• Discussion of the district’s current year capital projects and capital project planning for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and future capital project planning.

The sewer district is an independent, public, nonprofit entity developed solely for the benefit of its customers and the Apache Junction community to operate and maintain a regional system for the collection, transport and treatment of sewage from the properties existing within its boundaries.

Board members to the sewer district are appointed by the Apache Junction City Council.

Members of the district board serve as volunteers who are responsible for setting policy and rates, adopting a budget and other high-level decision making regarding all aspects of the district’s operation and on-going business affairs.

By state law, board members cannot own 40 acres in the district, cannot be an employee or agent of a landowner who owns 40 acres or more in the district, cannot be an employee of the city or the county and cannot be an elected official of the city or county.