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Commissioners press staff on drought planning, stormwater credits and BMP maintenance during environmental regs work session
Summary
During a work session on environmental regulations, commissioners urged the city to add drought mitigation to the review, asked staff to make utility capacity and hydrant/fire‑flow data more accessible, and pressed for a concrete plan to inventory and maintain stormwater Best Management Practices.
Commissioners used a planning commission work session to push staff on several operational gaps they said should be folded into the environmental regulations review: drought management, utility capacity transparency, and maintenance of existing stormwater facilities.
A commissioner noted that while the city often focuses on stormwater from rain events, it should also prepare for water scarcity. "We put a lot of focus on water that comes from the sky, but we are pretty quiet about droughts... I would just ask that we give a little more thought to invest…
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