RMWD approves ordinance to assign water rights

A new Rainbow Municipal Water District policy requires the assignment of water rights and water production facilities to the Rainbow district as a condition of the district providing water service.

Rainbow's board voted 5-0 Aug. 28 to adopt the new ordinance which conditions new water service on a landowner's agreement to assign his or her water rights to the district along with any water production facilities such as groundwater wells and storage facilities which may exist on the property.

"It provides the framework for the district to discuss with the developer the transfer of the water righ...