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Pineview board signals plan to take on irrigation service; developers and city discuss options for Oak Hollow connections
Summary
Representatives said Pineview (water/irrigation district) told city staff it will likely approve taking over irrigation service for parts of Oak Hollow and adjacent developments; the possible transfer would change where secondary irrigation lines are owned and maintained and affect connection routes to Warren Hollow and other subdivisions.
City staff and developers discussed a new proposal from Pineview — the local irrigation/water district — to extend service and take responsibility for irrigation lines that have been outside Pineview’s district. Meeting attendees said Pineview’s board gave conditional approval and expects formal action at its May meeting.
At the meeting staff described how Pineview’s willingness to assume service could simplify irrigation and reduce some city build tasks. Jenny Knight said Pineview “ran it by their board on Tuesday” and that the board “has given kind of a conditional, but heavy on the going to be approved in their meeting in May.” Staff and developers agreed that, if Pineview proceeds, the district will want to review the city’s improvement drawings; Pineview asked staff to send existing plans so the district can begin its internal review before its board meeting.
The group discussed several routing options for serving Oak Hollow and for tying Oak Hollow to Warren Hollow. Options include tying into Larson Lane or running lines down to 700 and back up the west side of the pond; a third option is running along the north boundary of neighboring property if the owner agrees. Staff flagged technical questions — pipe sizes, meter arrangements and whether certain pump or headgate upgrades would be required — that will need coordination between the developer, Pineview and the city.
Participants also discussed water‑share certificates that had been submitted to the city; staff said they can either return certificates to the developer for direct transfer to Pineview or the city can transfer them when the district assumes servicing. Developers were asked to confirm outstanding shares (one property owner was noted as having 10 shares that must be tracked down).
No formal inclusion or annexation decision was made at the meeting. Staff summarized the next steps: send improvement drawings to Pineview for review, confirm available water shares, and continue engineering review of proposed connection options prior to final agreements.
