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Prescott committee weighs WaterSense incentives, pilot water allocations for workforce housing
Summary
The Workforce Housing Committee reviewed a draft amendment to the City of Prescott water policy that would tie EPA WaterSense standards and fee reductions to workforce‑housing projects, debated a proposed 15–20 acre‑foot pilot allocation, and pressed staff for cost, enforcement and monitoring details.
The City of Prescott Workforce Housing Committee on Dec. 4 reviewed a draft amendment that would make water-related incentives—including fee reductions and streamlined administrative approvals—available to developers of workforce housing that meet specified criteria and WaterSense standards.
Tracy Beasley, introduced to the committee as a new water resource project manager in the City of Prescott, described the document as a concept draft that relies on the EPA’s WaterSense for Homes program. “We are a WaterSense partner with the EPA,” Beasley said, and staff are in early discussions with the EPA and regional certifiers to understand certification and cost implications.
Committee members pressed staff for clarifications on several practical points. Members asked whether eligibility ranges in the draft matched the committee’s established 60–120% area median income band; staff confirmed the draft numbers are proposals and said they can be changed to align with the committee’s AMI thresholds. Members also sought estimates…
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