Nov 8 - Board Considers Water Allocation & Code Changes

At a November 8th work session, the Board of Trustees discussed water allocation policy and water dedication related code changes. No decisions were made but the Trustees did provide Town staff direction to draft a water allocation policy which creates more 'buckets' by which to allocate remaining Single Family Equivalents (SFEs) of water rights. These buckets include affordable housing, commercial development, schools & nonprofit facilities, and more.

An example of a current bucket that exists is 'Infill', which the board created via Resolution earlier in 2022. This bucket allocated 125 SFEs to a geographic area around historic downtown (click here to see a map). The intent of this bucket is to ensure that there are water rights sufficient to serve infill development in this area.

A draft ordinance that would modify the Municipal Code related to water rights dedications was also discussed. The draft ordinance is available here.