PHOENIX, Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Water Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWRS), (TSX: GWR), a pure-play water resource management company, applauds The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) for receiving approval of an economic development agreement to build a new manufacturing facility in Coolidge, Arizona.

As recently

announced

by Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), the facility will support P&G’s fabric care portfolio, which includes products such as Tide PODS

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According to the ACA, P&G plans to complete a land acquisition this month, begin construction in 2023, and for the facility to be operational by 2025. It will represent a $500 million investment by P&G and is expected to create about 500 new jobs.

The facility will be located on 427 acres at

Inland Port Arizona

, a 2,700-acre mega-site currently under development by Saint Holdings. Inland Port Arizona falls within a 3.4 square mile region in the central Arizona corridor between Tucson and Phoenix, an area where Global Water received a certificate of convenience and necessity permit from the Arizona Corporation Commission to exclusively provide water, wastewater and recycled water services.

“With a leading manufacturer such as P&G locating to Inland Port Arizona, we expect the facility’s development and operation to stimulate further interest in our industrial mega-site, which will also attract commercial and residential growth to the region,” said Saint Holdings president, Jackob Andersen. “All of this economic activity generates job and population growth, with people relocating to Coolidge and the surrounding Pinal County region to support these facilities.”

Global Water will now work directly with P&G to provide water, wastewater and recycled water services to the planned manufacturing facility. Based upon P&G’s stated schedule, Global Water expects to begin detailed design and permitting in 2023. Construction will commence thereafter, with a servicing goal of 2025. Global Water may begin providing construction water as soon as late 2023.

Global Water Resources president and CEO, Ron Fleming, commented: “We look forward to working with such a renowned company as P&G. The new facility represents another major anchor to the Inland Port Arizona industrial mega-site, joining the new Nikola manufacturing plant that began production earlier this year. As more large facilities locate to this area, it enables the efficient deployment of infrastructure and integrated utility operations designed to provide safe, reliable and sustainable utility solutions for the entire region.”

P&G’s decision to build its facility at Inland Port came after several other manufacturers located to Pinal County, including electric vehicle manufacturers,

Lucid

and

Nikola

; semiconductor leader

Chang Chun


Arizona

; aircraft services leader

eCube

; iconic brand

Kohler

; and battery innovator

Cirba Solutions

. The increased manufacturing activity has brought thousands of new jobs to Pinal County through direct production and supply chain operations.

About Global Water Resources

Global Water Resources, Inc. is a leading water resource management company that owns and operates 16 utilities which provide water, wastewater, and recycled water services. The company’s service areas are located primarily in growth corridors around metropolitan Phoenix. Global Water recycles more than 1 billion gallons of water annually.

The company has been recognized for its highly effective implementation of Total Water Management (TWM). TWM is an integrated approach to managing the entire water cycle that involves owning and operating water, wastewater and recycled water utilities within the same geographic area in order to maximize the beneficial use of recycled water. It enables smart water management programs such as remote metering infrastructure and other advanced technologies, rate designs, and incentives that result in real conservation. TWM helps protect water supplies in water-scarce areas experiencing population growth.

Global Water has received numerous industry awards, including national recognition as a ‘Utility of the Future Today’ for its superior water reuse practices by a national consortium of water and conservation organizations led by the Water Environment Federation (WEF).

To learn more, visit

www.gwresources.com

.

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