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City says new subdivisions must address culinary water capacity; staff to require extra water rights
Summary
Following a Keller Associates model that showed the city approaching reliable water capacity, staff began informing new subdivision applicants they will need to provide additional culinary water (or equivalent water shares/water rights) as a condition of final approval; council supported staff directive.
City engineering and planning staff told the Preston City Council that recent water modeling shows the city's potable water supply could approach or exceed reliable capacity if recent "will‑serve" commitments and proposed development are all built out. Keller Associates advised the city to begin requiring developers to supplement municipal culinary water supply, and council backed staff's decision to notify applicants immediately.
Sean Alverson summarized the situation: models for a proposed…
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