A city of Mesa water treatment facility on 84 acres north of Elliot Road and east of Signal Butte Road is to be expanded, doubling its capacity to 48 million gallons per day.
The landscaping and look of the facility were approved in a 6-0 vote at the Oct. 11 meeting of the Mesa Design Review Board. Board member Jeanette Knudsen was absent.
The city of Mesa is expanding the Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant, Staff Planner Evan Balmer said at the board meeting.
“Kind of moving left to right on that site plan, on the far left is a 340-square-foot reservoir stair enclosure. The large building to the right of that is a 10,000-square-foot storage building. The two water-treatment complex expansions are additions to the existing building — the one on the west is (8,742) square feet, the one on the north is (7,698) square feet. And there are eight shade canopies proposed with this as well,” he said. “The elevations ... are consistent with the colors and design that are there currently.”
Cameron Rhodes of Black & Veatch is the applicant. The city of Mesa is the owner.
The 24-million-gallons-per-day Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant is to be expanded to 48 million gallons per day, according to a written project narrative from Project Manager Mike Caruso of Black & Veatch.
“The perimeter site landscaping will remain unchanged. The original grading and drainage plan was master planned for this expansion and is not anticipated to change,” he said. “The site is located within a secure city facility that is not accessible to the public unless escorted by city personnel.”
The all-volunteer Mesa Design Review Board is unique in that its composition is set by the zoning ordinance to include two architects; two from other design professions such as landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning, interior design or other design-related background; one contractor or developer; and two residents, according to the city’s website.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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