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Yamhill council launches review of outside-water-district contracts; staff to seek legal review and convene districts
Summary
Council members discussed decades-old outside water district contracts that limit water to domestic use, raised concerns about 'surplus' classification and livestock use, and directed staff to compile comments for legal review and to arrange a work session with district representatives.
The Yamhill City Council on March 12 discussed long-standing contracts that govern outside-water districts—agreements that date back decades and in some cases were last materially updated in the 1990s—and agreed to update and standardize the agreements after legal review and consultation with the districts.
Council members and residents raised multiple concerns about the contracts’ language, which generally limits service to “residential” or “domestic” use and in some instances refers to the city’s supply as “surplus” water. Speakers said the contracts’ definitions are ambiguous, enforcement has been informal, and some users rely on water for activities residents consider non-domestic…
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