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Orangeville council weighs irrigation contract overages and metering proposal amid risk of supply cuts
Summary
Councilors reviewed a long-standing arrangement with Cottonwood Irrigation Company after reporting an annual usage above the city's allocation and discussed requiring meters for large secondary-water users to curb overages and avoid potential shutoffs.
Orangeville's city council spent a substantial portion of its Nov. 13 meeting examining an irrigation arrangement and recurring overages tied to secondary-water use, and it discussed whether to require property owners who irrigate more than half an acre to install private meters at their expense.
The discussion began when staff and council members summarized a 2002 lease with Cottonwood Irrigation Company that allocated 1,150 acre-feet of water to the city. Staff reported that Orangeville used about 1,239 acre-feet in a recent year and currently holds roughly 998.4 class A shares and 64 class B shares, leaving the city short by an estimated 189 shares relative to what it needs.
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