By BEX Staff for AZBEX
A major expansion of the Rainbow Valley Water Reclamation Facility has taken another step toward completion following recent actions by the Goodyear City Council.
A local news outlet reported Council passed a contract amendment and development agreement for RVWRF that covers redundancy and peaking factors that were not part of the original 2004 contract and adds $7.75M to the project’s allocated expenditures. The capital improvement project now stands at $50.5M.
Goodyear is partnering with Estrella North LLC, an entity of Harvard Investments. Harvard Investments is the owner of Rainbow Valley Ranch, a 1,350-acre parcel planned for a mix of residential and supporting uses. Goodyear and Estrella North spent 18 months in negotiations to identify the reclamation facility’s needs and how best to address them.
Estrella North will cover $31.2M of the project costs, with Goodyear taking responsibility for the rest.
RVWRF is currently operating at more than 80% of its permitted capacity of 0.75 million gallons/day. The expansion will increase the capacity to 2MGD to meet the growth needs of expanding communities in and around the Rainbow Valley master area. In addition to the capacity increase, the project adds drainage and improves an access road.
The core portion of the expansion is planned for completion by the end of 2026, with the rest of the operational items in the contract expected by June 2027.
