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Nucla adopts drought contingency resolution, enacts emergency water restrictions
Summary
The Nucla Board of Trustees unanimously adopted Resolution 2026‑007 to align municipal water restrictions with Mustang Water Authority drought stages; the measure takes effect consistent with the authority’s stage declarations. Trustees discussed operational impacts and communications to residents.
Nucla trustees unanimously approved Resolution 2026‑007, establishing drought contingency water restrictions consistent with declarations by the Mustang Water Authority. The resolution was presented as an alignment of local restrictions to the regional authority’s staged declarations; after brief discussion trustees moved and adopted the resolution.
The resolution’s closing section included the towns’ current restriction guidelines as a reference. Board members said adopting the resolution formalizes restrictions already being observed in parts of the system and gives staff clearer authority to implement staged limits if the authority declares a higher drought stage.
Trustees also discussed practical consequences: park-watering schedules, possible changes to irrigation zones, and public information to ensure residents understand why staff may restrict watering. The manager and staff were asked to prepare communication materials explaining how restrictions will apply and when residents can expect changes.
Next steps: staff to publish the adopted restriction schedule and to coordinate any required operational changes (park scheduling, irrigation run times) with public notices.
