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Grand County planning panel delays vote on water-use element, asks commissioners to submit detailed comments
Summary
Staff presented a 70‑page Water Use and Preservation element that treats water as a limit on growth, links land use and landscaping to water demand, and proposes projections through 2060. Commissioners asked for more time; the chair asked that written comments be sent to staff for consolidation ahead of a public hearing.
Grand County Planning Commission members spent the bulk of the meeting reviewing a proposed Water Use and Preservation element intended to become a new chapter of the county general plan. Staff described the draft as a data-driven chapter that ties population and land use patterns to water demand and recommends implementation steps, capital projects and funding paths to keep growth within available water supply.
The staff member presenting the element said the draft "uses better numbers and projections instead of mostly voltage lists," links land use and landscaping directly to water demand, and focuses on reducing outdoor irrigation — which staff identified as the largest…
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