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Lebanon outlines pre-allocation deals, capacity targets and timeline tied to LEAP growth
Summary
Lebanon officials described pre-allocation agreements that reserve water for developers, detailed capacity increases and delivery dates tied to Citizens-supplied water, and said existing non-LEAP ratepayers will not fund the expansion.
Lebanon Mayor Matt Gentry and utilities officials described how the city is managing limited water resources to accommodate planned growth in the LEAP district and across the city, including pre-allocation agreements for developers and a multi-stage capacity expansion tied to water purchased from Citizens.
"We put people's names on gallons of water in our tank," Mayor Matt Gentry said, explaining the pre-allocation approach. Under the model described on the podcast, a developer signs a pre-allocation agreement with a 10% refundable deposit to reserve capacity; water is only made…
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