Water Board debates 'ultra-efficiency' reuse plan and decides to delay action

Aug 25, 2026

Members reviewed a proposed ultra-efficiency water reuse plan that would limit some users to 8,000 gallons per month and rely on surcharge enforcement and deed notes. Concerns over enforcement, homeowner association roles and disclosure led the board to let the proposal sit until demand warrants further action.

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The board spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing a proposed "ultra-efficiency" water reuse plan offered by the water district. The plan would limit certain new developments to defined monthly use — discussed in the meeting as an 8,000-gallon monthly threshold — and rely on utility surcharges, deed-noted restrictions and developer disclosures to enforce the limits in parts of the city not currently served by secondary irrigation water.

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