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Buena Vista trustees preview changes to water‑allocation policy as town adds new supply
Summary
At a Feb. 11 work session the Town of Buena Vista reviewed proposed updates to its water allocation policy to account for newly acquired water supplies and to encourage use toward attainable housing, economic development and multifamily projects; a public hearing will occur in March 2025.
Town Manager Joel (first name used in staff presentations) and staff presented proposed updates to the Town of Buena Vista’s water allocation policy during a Feb. 11 work session, outlining how the town would distribute newly available water and suggesting policy language to direct water to housing and economic goals.
The town is proposing to include an additional roughly 20 acre‑feet recently budgeted for the community in the allocation schedule. Staff presented the policy framework in single‑family equivalents (SFEs), a planning metric that defines one SFE as roughly the demand from a 3/4‑inch tap. The packet shows about 372.9 SFEs available a year ago and staff said the town’s available SFEs are now close to 373. Staff said every 5 acre‑feet roughly equals 35 SFEs, and that adding the new supply would add about 140 SFEs to the portfolio.
Joel summarized the policy categories: infill (geographic boundary east of the highway), non‑infill single‑family, economic development (prioritizing year‑round jobs), public/nonprofit/government uses, multifamily…
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