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Arvada declares drought, authorizes city manager to issue water‑conservation rules aligned with Denver Water
Summary
Council declared a drought and authorized the city manager to promulgate administrative water‑conservation rules consistent with Denver Water’s stage 1 actions, including two‑day watering schedules and enforcement steps; staff warned snowpack and headwater conditions are historically poor.
Arvada infrastructure staff told the City Council on March 3 that statewide and regional hydrologic indicators require early action. Water Resources Administrator Amy Wilhite said Colorado is experiencing “the warmest snow season in 131 years” and that parts of the Colorado headwaters are in extreme or exceptional drought. Wilhite and Infrastructure Director Jacqueline Rhodes explained that about 75% of Arvada’s raw water supply comes through a contract with Denver Water and that Denver Water’s anticipated declaration of…
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