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Pasco council adopts water‑rights fee update to curb market transfers
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 4824 adjusting Pasco’s water‑rights in‑lieu fee and removing past commercial/industrial exemptions; staff said grandfathering applies only to the prior fee and a 50% surcharge remains for rights moved off parcels after November 2023.
Pasco City Council adopted changes to the municipal code that alter how the city collects and applies water‑rights in‑lieu fees and how transfers of water rights are treated.
Staff told council the city raised the in‑lieu fee in 2023 from $1,725 to $4,150 per acre‑foot after a market study. Staff said removal of commercial and industrial exemptions and the unchanged surcharge policy created…
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