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Board asks staff to add 'guardrails' to water-conservation language, seeks data on CCUA permit use
Summary
Members raised concerns that the conservation objective (C6.3) is open-ended and could grant excessive future authority; staff said they will draft guardrails and provide detailed CCUA consumptive-use permit data (manager cited a CCUA permit 'up to 837,000 gallons per day' and noted the city's current share).
Board members expressed concern that the draft water-conservation objective could be interpreted too broadly and asked staff to propose limits or "guardrails" to prevent overreach.
"I would really not like anyone in the future to be able to do that to any one of our subject citizens," the chair said, urging that the board define acceptable guardrails for C6.3. The chair and other members agreed to task staff with drafting suggested guardrails and returning next month for review.
Staff also discussed system capacity and data needs. The manager reported that the Clay County Utility Authority (CCUA) holds a consumptive-use permit "up to 837,000 gallons per day" and said the city currently uses only a small portion of that permit; members asked staff to quantify how much of the CCUA permit is already committed to other users (including nearby RV resorts) and to show the math used for any capacity assertions.
Members emphasized that the comprehensive plan should identify whether protections belong in the comp plan or a separate water-supply/facilities work plan and requested additional staff analysis of total area consumption and permit commitments.
