Mayor directs staff to require additional culinary water for future subdivisions after water-study warning
Summary
Citing a development water study that shows the city's reliable culinary supply may be reached or exceeded, the mayor instructed staff to notify new subdivision applicants that additional culinary water (water rights or a well) may be required; council ratified the memorandum.
The mayor read a memorandum summarizing a staff meeting and a water-model warning that approving a recent Denton development could cause the city's culinary system to "reach or exceed reliable capacity." The memo recorded the engineer's recommendation that developers be required to secure additional culinary water — for example, water rights transfers or a deep well — as a condition of final subdivision approval.
City engineer and consultant discussion emphasized culinary water, not secondary irrigation water, and noted the current code (sec. 16.10.010) allows additional water rights or shares to be required as part of a subdivision approval. Council voted to support the mayor's memorandum instructing staff to inform new subdivision applicants of the requirement; staff and legal counsel will prepare changes to the code and guidance so the rule can be applied consistently going forward.
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