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Council adopts ordinance formalizing Avondale’s water allocation and restrictions on new private wells
Summary
Avondale adopted an ordinance creating a Water Services and Water Resource Management code to define allocations from the city's Designation of Assured Water Supply, prohibit most new exempt private wells, and set enforcement for large‑volume customers.
Avondale’s City Council on July 7 adopted an ordinance adding a new article to the city code titled Water Services and Water Resource Management (chapter 24, new article 5). The ordinance codifies the city’s existing water‑allocation practices, prohibits most new low‑volume (exempt) private wells unless approved, and establishes processes for allocating the city’s Designation of Assured Water Supply (DAWS) across parcels and customers.
Kirk (city staff) told council the ordinance has four components: general provisions (including a consent‑by‑service clause and a prohibition on new exempt private wells), limitations on the city’s liability for service interruptions,…
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