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State moves to unify water‑infrastructure planning under HB 280; coordination, fee study and WIP timelines outlined
Summary
Division staff briefed the council on the HB 280‑driven unified Water Infrastructure Plan (WIP), an 'integration of existing funds' study and a fee study; agencies must submit relevant agency plans by June 30 and the WIP is due the following March. The presentation emphasized prioritization, preservation of technical expertise in existing boards, and the need for grants and technical assistance for small suppliers.
Candice (Division of Water Resources) presented the integration of existing funds study and the new processes created by HB 280.
She explained that HB 280 requires relevant agencies to submit prioritized 'relevant agency plans' by June 30 and that the Water Infrastructure Plan (WIP) will be produced by March of the next year to list prioritized statewide water infrastructure projects. A separate fee study (to be finished Oct. 31) will examine potential fund sources and user fees for water infrastructure. Candice said the WIP aims to centralize…
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