[SCOOP] The bright side of the Corporation Commission action related to Johnson Utilities

Rose Law Group Reporter Staff The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Tuesday issued an order that paves the way for continued growth in north-central Pinal County. When EPCOR and commission staff first approached the ACC just a few short weeks ago, they were jointly proposing a blanket moratorium stopping all new sewer and water interconnections into the Johnson Utilities’ system. What the …

ACC removes many restrictions on development as EPCOR works toward solutions to San Tan area water and sewer concerns. Rose Law Group Co-Founder Court Rich represents numerous builders and developers in matter and is quoted in the story.

By Ryan Randazzo |Arizona Republic Arizona utility regulators on Wednesday placed a partial moratorium on new water and sewer connections for the Johnson Utilities service area in Pinal County, limiting construction in one of the hottest housing markets in the state for at least six months. Dozens of homebuilders in the 160-square-mile area of Queen Creek, Florence and San Tan Valley …

[SCOOP] The bright side of the Corporation Commission action related to Johnson Utilities

Rose Law Group Reporter Staff The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) Tuesday issued an order that paves the way for continued growth in north-central Pinal County. When EPCOR and commission staff first approached the ACC just a few short weeks ago, they were jointly proposing a blanket moratorium stopping all new sewer and water interconnections into the Johnson Utilities’ system. What the …

EPCOR to meet San Tan Valley residents during open house; Rose Law Group Senior Partner Court Rich ‘hopeful’

By Heather Smathers | Pinal Central Community members will be able to ask questions of the company managing water and sewer services in San Tan Valley. Representatives from EPCOR Water will host an open house for customers of Johnson Utilities to ask questions and to better understand EPCOR’s interim management of Johnson, said EPCOR spokeswoman Rebecca Stenholm. Earlier this year …

Customers to get refund for paying Johnson Utilities’ income taxes; ’ACC got it right,’ says Rose Law Group Senior Partner Court Rich

By Jake Kincaid | San Tan Valley Sentinel San Tan Valley residents will receive a refund from Johnson Utilities for the money that was being recovered from ratepayers to pay the company’s income tax. Customers will be getting a refund in the form of a direct credit to their accounts. From the water division, Johnson Utilities was found to be …

Florence targets Johnson’s certificate to operate on south side; Court Rich, Rose Law Group senior partner, comments

Pinal Central The town is seeking to revoke developer and utility company owner George Johnson’s legal right to provide water and sewer services to a housing development he proposed south of downtown Florence several years ago. The Town Council unanimously passed a resolution in a special meeting on Sept. 7 authorizing the town manager and the town’s lawyers to seek …

ADEQ wants info on Johnson Utilities before approving STV developments; unfair to delay development, says Rose Law Group Senior Partner Court Rich

By Jake Kincaid | PinalCentral As EPCOR peers into the inner workings of Johnson Utilities, state actors who have struggled to regulate them into compliance anxiously await what they may find, with the potential consequence of freezing development across the Johnson Utilities service area. While EPCOR asked for patience, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Misael Cabrera said the agency …

SRP officials hotly contest clean energy ballot measure; SRP’s contribution is “offensive,” says Court Rich, Rose Law Group senior partner, director of Renewable Energy Department 

By Ryan Randazzo | Arizona Republic Salt River Project officials on Monday hotly debated whether they should get involved in campaign efforts opposing a clean-energy ballot measure that voters will decide in November. The public utility ultimately decided to contribute a token $50,000 toward the effort but with the promise the funds won’t go to groups affiliated with Arizona Public …

Queen Creek requests the ACC to amend Johnson Utilities’ convenience certificate; Rose Law Group Senior Partner Court Rich comments

  Queen Creek Independent The Town of Queen Creek recently filed two applications with the Arizona Corporation Commission requesting an amendment to the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity granted to Johnson Utilities for wastewater services. The applications request the removal of three areas of undeveloped land, all within the Town of Queen Creek’s water service area, according to a press …