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Trustees approve nonbinding MOU with Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District on augmentation and integrated water management
Summary
The Board of Trustees voted to approve a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District to clarify communications, roles and a pathway for projects that would use augmentation certificates and cooperative storage approaches.
The Board of Trustees voted on May 13 to approve a nonbinding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District intended to clarify how the town and the district will work together if developers or other entities seek to use augmentation certificates or shared storage to cover out‑of‑priority depletions.
Joel (town staff) described the MOU as a communications and process roadmap designed to avoid conflicting messages to developers and to define responsibilities if Buena Vista chooses to accept augmentation certificates as part of water supply for projects. Town staff emphasized the town must still decide on a case‑by‑case basis whether to accept…
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