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Water district pitches ‘ultra‑efficient’ home standard that could cut developer impact fees
Summary
Washington County Water Conservancy District conservation manager Doug Bennett briefed Washington City Council on a voluntary ultrawater‑efficient building standard that targets roughly 100,000 gallons per household per year and could lower a developer's impact fee by about $5,800 compared with the current standard.
Doug Bennett, conservation manager for the Washington County Water Conservancy District, told Washington City Council the district is promoting a voluntary “ultra water efficient” standard for new homes that the district estimates would cut typical per‑household potable water demand to roughly 100,000 gallons a year — about 39 acre‑feet in the district’s modeling.
Bennett said the district has calibrated the proposal so it would reduce the water impact fee for builders from roughly $17,200 under the prior benchmark to about $11,400 for the ultra‑efficient option, a savings of about $5,800 per lot. "This is trading some of the potential challenges for…
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