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Surprise staff propose ‘high water user’ ordinance with 100,000 gpd threshold and 15‑year service agreements
Summary
City staff presented a draft municipal code update to define 'high water users' ( >100,000 gallons per day), require a Sustainable Water Service Agreement with a 15‑year term, and give the council discretion to allocate additional supply; staff said the rule would apply only to customers served by the city's system and would not be retroactive.
City staff briefed the Surprise City Council on Jan. 6 about a proposed update to Chapter 58 establishing a 'high water user' ordinance and a new Sustainable Water Service Agreement designed to manage large industrial or commercial water demands.
Amy, a water resources staff member, told the council "the way that we're defining a high water user is any industrial or commercial customer who uses more than a 100,000 gallons per day of water." The draft ordinance would require such users to submit an application as part of development review, document water demands and a conservation plan, enter a 15‑year agreement with the city (with renewal or reevaluation at term end), and accept an initial base allocation…
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