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Mona asks consultant for more detail on water‑reuse study and eyes grant funding
Summary
At the Sept. 23 work session, the council asked Sunrise consultant Jonathan to expand a draft water study to include in‑town distribution options and overflow capture; members discussed grant opportunities that could cover a large portion of capital costs.
Mona — Council members on Sept. 23 pressed Sunrise consultant Jonathan for more detail after reviewing a draft irrigation and water‑reuse study that described source options but offered limited distribution plans.
"They've really addressed well, looking at our options for water — the new well, using our city well, the wastewater — but they really haven't addressed kinda how we would build a system within town," Jonathan (Unidentified Speaker 8) said, asking for guidance on whether the consultant should develop one option in depth or outline multiple distribution alternatives.
Council members asked Sunrise to model distribution scenarios, including trunk lines and connections that would allow reuse for irrigation and secondary uses. Unidentified Speaker 4 said financing becomes much more feasible if the city can secure large grants; staff referenced grants that could cover roughly 75% of capital costs, leaving a local share near 25%.
Members also discussed capturing treated‑water overflow from the new water tank rather than losing it to the reservoir. The conversation referenced an outflow estimate in the rough range of 75,000–100,000 gallons and the potential to fill an out‑of‑service pond on private property (identified in the discussion by name). Unidentified Speaker 1 asked staff to explore whether overflow capture could be routed into local storage for secondary use.
Council asked staff to ask Sunrise to expand the draft to include distribution details and to prepare grant applications where eligible. The group agreed to set aside a longer work session on the related conditional use permit (CUP) and next steps; staff said Roger from CUP will be invited and that a two‑hour work session may be scheduled.
What happens next: Staff will ask Sunrise to provide more detailed distribution and reuse modeling, prepare relevant grant applications, and schedule a follow‑up work session to prioritize options and funding paths.
