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Commission endorses water and wastewater master plan amendments; staff to proceed to council and impact-fee study
Summary
The commission recommended approval of amendments to the town's potable water and wastewater master plans (MPA 25-0006 and MPA 25-0007). Staff and consultants said the five-year capacity projects total roughly $36.5 million (water) and $23 million (wastewater), with longer-term capacity needs rising substantially beyond five years.
The Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval of two master-plan amendments that update the town's potable water and wastewater planning assumptions, infrastructure priorities and the capital-improvement list used to calculate impact fees.
Lee Rodriguez (speaker 37) and the consultant (speaker 23) presented methodology and findings: staff updated land-use assumptions, calibrated hydraulic models with meter and lift-station data, projected five-year and build-out scenarios, and identified capacity-driven capital projects. For the five-year window presenters reported approximately $36.5 million in water projects and about $23 million in wastewater projects (roughly $59 million combined); projects beyond five years increase the listed total toward roughly $100 million in identified capacity-driven infrastructure (figures presented as consultant's opinion of probable construction costs for impact-fee planning).
Commissioners asked about planned reuse projects (Denton Creek and Lakeside reuse schemes), the pace of West-side growth, how reuse would shift peak potable demand (especially in irrigation season), the timing for reuse availability (consultants and staff estimated design/construction leading to usable reuse supply near 2028 for Denton Creek) and how long staff would observe operations to measure impacts (consultants suggested observing one summer of reuse operation to understand peak reductions). Staff confirmed the impact-fee study will follow adoption of the amended master plans and noted a recent state law change that requires a minimum three-year interval between impact-fee updates.
After questions, commissioners moved and voted to recommend approval of both MPA 25-0006 (water) and MPA 25-0007 (wastewater); both motions passed on roll call. Staff said the next steps are council adoption of the amendments and then completion of the impact-fee analysis and public hearings required for fee adoption.
