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Minden, NV – Douglas
County is hosting a public workshop concerning the preliminary findings and
recommendations from the Water Utility Rate Analysis for the newly consolidated
Carson Valley Water Utility. A public workshop has been scheduled on March 21,
2019 at 11:00 am in the Tallac Room at the Kahle Community Center, 236
Kingsbury Grade, Stateline, Nevada 89449 . The purpose of the workshop is to
provide information to the public regarding the preliminary findings and to
collect public feedback. Although some commissioners may be in attendance, no
official county business will be conducted at this meeting.
Background:The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners water
utilities selected FCS Group toprovide Douglas County an updated water rates and charges
analysis for the consolidated Carson Valley Water Utility (Fund 328) including
the infrastructure, financial resources and indebtedness of the Carson Valley
and Lake Tahoe water systems. FCS Group has previously provided analyses
related to the consolidation of the County's water systems, including a 2013
analysis of the Lake Tahoe systems of the Cave Rock/Uppaway,
Skyland, and Zephyr Cove water systems as well as an older study from 2010 that
first evaluated the possibility of consolidating the then eight (8) separate
water systems in the County.
The approved scope of work requested an analysis by FCS
Group of the consolidation of the Carson Valley enterprise fund with the three
Lake Tahoe Water Utility enterprise funds. The expected outcome is to have a
single set of water rates and charges so that similarly situated water
customers will have the same charges based on the policy directives established
by the Board.
The Board of County Commissioners heard the first
presentation regarding the preliminary findings and recommendations from the
analysis on February 7, 2019.
Input from the workshops will be collected by FCS Group and
County Staff and provided to the Board of County Commission for consideration
prior to setting rates for the Douglas County Water Utilities.
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