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Vacaville council authorizes marketing up to 3,000 acre-feet of raw water from wet-year surplus
Summary
The council approved authorizing the city manager to execute agreements to market and sell up to 3,000 acre-feet of raw water stored in San Luis Reservoir or Lake Berryessa, a practice the city has used in wet years to support utility capital projects.
Vacaville City Council on June 10 authorized the city manager to execute contracts to market and, if a buyer is found, sell up to 3,000 acre'feet of raw water held in San Luis Reservoir or Lake Berryessa. The authorization covers agenda items E and F and allows staff to finalize agreements that would direct proceeds to the utility fund for capital projects.
Director of Utilities Justin Cole told the council the city sells raw water in wet years when state allocations are higher than typical. "This is something we've done, last year and a couple of years before," Cole said. He said last year the city sold water and realized "almost a half a million dollars to the utility fund" that was used for…
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