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Georgetown outlines multi-year plan to sell parts of its 400-sq.-mile water service territory
Summary
City staff proposed a two-stage RFP to transfer portions of Georgetown’s water Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN), with an October RFP release, a November stage‑1 close, and a multi-year transfer timeline. The city emphasized service continuity, financial scrutiny and rate protections for customers.
Caroline Stewart, Strategic Projects Manager for the City of Georgetown, told the City Council the city will issue a two‑stage request for proposals to transfer portions of its water Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN).
The RFP, Stewart said, will open on Oct. 6 and run a two‑stage process: an initial submission round that closes Nov. 14 and a shortlist of top proposers to advance to a second stage. Stewart said the city expects a shortlist to be released by Dec. 1 and aims to reach an award determination by Jan. 31 (year not specified in the presentation). She warned the overall transfer process could take years and the PUC review after any joint filings could add a year or more.
The transfer program covers a water service territory of about 400 square miles, Stewart said, and roughly 40% of the city’s customers live outside Georgetown city limits. The base bid area for the RFP will include “areas 6, 9, and 10 plus a majority of area 1,” and Stewart said the base bid would encompass about 9,000 current…
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