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Committee member introduces 40-year water plan and $1.616 million estimate
Summary
At the work session, S2 summarized a Sunrise engineer's recommendation to prepare a 40-year water plan to protect future water needs; a preliminary price tag of $1,616,000 was mentioned and staff said a fuller presentation will come at the next meeting.
Committee member S2 flagged water-supply concerns and said Sunrise (engineer identified in the discussion as 'Glade') recommended creating a 40-year water plan so the city can document projected future needs and avoid the state claiming an unused surplus. "Glade decided that, a good idea would be to come up with a 40 year water plan," S2 said, adding the draft packet was distributed to council members ahead of a fuller presentation by Jonathan at the next meeting.
S2 said the preliminary price tag for the planning work was $1,616,000 and that Sunrise had already completed an initial water study; S2 described the plan as a way to estimate future water requirements and protect the city's water rights. Council members noted the city will need to consider the water funding source and whether the proposal should be placed on the next work-session agenda for a deeper review.
S4 later reviewed water-fund line items, noting water sales and pressurized irrigation revenue and the role of connection fees (about $15,000 projected from new-home connections). S4 described some numbers as estimates that staff would amend as more information becomes available.
No formal action or vote on the 40-year plan was recorded in the transcript; S2 said Jonathan will present more details at an upcoming work session.
