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Beaumont staff recommends increasing LNVA water reservation to 8,500 acre‑feet to reduce drought costs
Summary
City staff told the council on Oct. 1 that increasing the city's LNVA reservation from 6,000 to 8,500 acre‑feet would raise annual reservation fees but lower the city's exposure to high excess release costs during drought years; council approved an updated five‑year agreement.
City staff presented modeling at the Oct. 1 Beaumont City Council meeting showing that increasing the city's reservation with the Lower Natchez Valley Authority (LNVA) from 6,000 acre‑feet to 8,500 acre‑feet would raise annual reservation payments but could reduce the city's exposure to large excess release fees during severe drought years.
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