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Denton utility staff backs 75% impact‑fee recovery; council presses on grandfathering and effective date
Summary
At a public hearing on Aug. 5 the city presented a water and wastewater impact‑fee study and recommended 75% cost recovery. Council and developers pressed staff about growth projections, TCEQ capacity rules, grandfathering of projects and possible phased implementation; adoption is scheduled for Aug. 19.
Stephen Gay, general manager for Water Utilities and Street Operations, presented the city's updated water and wastewater impact‑fee study and the capital improvement plan at a public hearing. Gay explained service units are based on meter sizes (AWWA conventions) and that the wastewater plant is operating near 90% of its rated capacity (21 million gallons per day), triggering Texas Commission on Environmental Quality thresholds that require…
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