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Pueblo West considers exception to will‑serve policy for Orchard Springs subdivision; staff flag water‑rights, deed and court issues
Summary
Utilities staff described a developer request for a will‑serve letter for a 24–26‑lot subdivision on Orchard Springs Drive contingent on acquiring water rights later. Legal and engineering advisors raised concerns about precedent, deed form and whether irrigation rights would require a Division 2 water‑court change to municipal use.
Water‑service and development policy was a focal point of the Pueblo West work session. Elyssa Velasquez, the district's Water Resource Manager, and Utilities Director Jim Blayson presented a developer request for a will‑serve letter for property on Orchard Springs Drive north of the golf course. The parcel exceeds five acres and the developer — identified in staff materials as 2 Fairway Estates — intends to subdivide it into about 24–26 single‑family or townhouse lots.
Velasquez said the developer asked the district for a will‑serve letter on the condition they will provide approved water rights to the district prior to starting the development. She noted the district's past practice has been to require developers to dedicate approved water rights before issuing a…
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