Board approves updated rules, drought rates and land-and-water purchase; consent agenda passes

The Pueblo West Metropolitan District Board of Directors on April 28 adopted a package of updated rules and regulations, approved a drought contingency rates resolution and authorized a contract to buy land and water shares from Pueblo West Reserve LLC.

The actions matter because the rules-and-regulations package updates the district’s utility, stormwater and other operational code and the drought contingency rates establish a tiered surcharge schedule used if the district enters drought stages. The real-estate and water purchase means the district will acquire roughly 504 acres and paired canal/lake shares tied to local irrigation infrastructure.

At the meeting, the board first approved the agenda and then the consent agenda; both motions passed by voice vote. Later the board held a public hearing on the proposed water conservation contingency plan and then voted on two separate resolutions: one to approve drought restriction rates and another to adopt the full rules and regulations…