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Fountain approves 50‑year Venetucci water lease to add capacity for about 1,000 homes
Summary
The Fountain City Council approved a 50‑year lease with Security Water District for the Venetucci wells, a stepped agreement the city says will cost an estimated $40,000 in the first year and about $190,000 annually at full volume by 2030 while adding roughly 20% system capacity and enabling about 1,000 residential taps.
Taylor Murphy, the city’s water resources and engineering manager, told the council on March 10 that the Venetucci wells — long associated with the Venetucci Farm — are available under a stepped, take‑or‑pay lease that would let Fountain increase its share over time.
"This is the cheapest and simplest for fountain," Murphy said, describing the wells as ready to use without new construction because interconnections and meters already exist. He said the wells amount to about 135 acre‑feet per year and currently represent roughly 10% of the joint water allocation, supplying just under 5% of Fountain’s annual water use today.
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