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Council requests clearer developer agreement language as staff refines ETA policy for UGA water and sewer allocations
Summary
City staff returned to council with a revised draft ETA (Extended Time Agreement) policy for allocating water and sewer ERUs in the urban growth area; staff will add clarifying language on developer agreements and phased projects and return with an updated draft in coming weeks.
City staff presented a revised draft Extended Time Agreement (ETA) policy for managing water and wastewater equivalent residential unit (ERU) allocations in the Moses Lake urban growth area and council asked staff to add clearer terms for large or phased developments and to return the policy for final consideration in the coming weeks.
Staff said the draft converts earlier options into a single policy and clarified several operational details: the city will provide five‑year capacity projections by zone each September, applications for ERU allocation will be accepted twice yearly (a November deadline with allocation in December and a May 1 deadline with allocation in June), and staff will classify requests into categories (0, 1 and 2) for streamlined review. The draft also adopts the Washington State Department of Health guidance point that 200 gallons per…
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