EPCOR USA INC . / EPCOR UTILITIES INC .
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PCOR is no newcomer to providing reliable utilities . It traces its heritage back to 1891 when it was established as an electrical power generator and distributor at Edmonton , Alberta – and the City of Edmonton still owns all of the company ’ s shares . And it was as long ago as 1913 that it built its first water treatment plant at Rossdale . In 2016 , EPCOR celebrated 125 years of providing water and wastewater services to some 1.9m people across the Canadian provinces of Alberta , British Columbia and Saskatchewan , and the U . S . states of Arizona , New Mexico and Texas .
EPCOR ’ s first foray into the USA was in 2011 when it acquired Chaparral City Water Company in Fountain Hills , Arizona , followed in 2012 by the acquisition of Arizona American Water and New Mexico American Water , wholly owned subsidiaries of American Water Works Company Inc . Since then it has been building out its facilities and acquiring additional small water and natural gas busi nesses in Arizona , New Mexico and Texas as opportunities arise , says Engineering Director Andrew Brown . Brown joined EPCOR in 2013 , bringing with him 25-plus years of water service experience from the City of Phoenix .
Though arid in parts , and threatened by climate change-induced drought , Arizona
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