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Oak Ridge council adopts rules and fees to guide municipal water expansion
Summary
Council approved a text amendment requiring subdivisions near mains to connect to municipal water, updated the water-fees schedule to include larger meters and a wholesale rate, and heard the Water Advisory Committee's plan to engineer a core loop to serve Oak Ridge Commons.
The Oak Ridge Town Council on Sept. 4 approved a package of measures to guide expansion of the town’s municipal water system, including a text amendment that requires new subdivisions near existing mains to connect to the system and an updated fee schedule that adds larger meter sizes and a wholesale rate.
Council moved on recommendations from the Water Advisory Committee and planning staff to make municipal water the predictable option for new development. Spencer Sullivan, chair of the Water Advisory Committee, said the committee unanimously recommended the connection requirement and that municipal connections reduce developers’ risk compared with…
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