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Apache Junction sewer district capacity doubling with $110M loan

To help pay for the project expected to be completed in 2027, a $110 million loan to be paid back over 30 years was secured earlier this year from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority.

Arianna Grainey

Apache Junction’s sewer district will use a $110 million loan to help finance expansions at its wastewater treatment facility.

A design is being worked on and construction is anticipated to begin in early 2025 to increase the Apache Junction Sewer District’s treatment capacity by 3.5 million gallons per day to a new 6.5 million gallons per day.

The expansion is needed to keep ahead of development in the city.

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