Christian J. Hein, District Manager, told the board that a public hearing is scheduled for Monday on draft rules and regulations that tie rate provisions to different restriction levels; he said the board will hold a second hearing in April to take action and that the drafts do not change the district’s effective water rates.

"It's not changing our actual water rates or anything about the rate structure itself," Hein said, describing the hearings as part of due diligence when updating the rules and regulations. Hein also said the draft rules and regulations are available on the district website and that members of the public can contact the district clerk or the chief administrative officer with questions.

Board members discussed two operational items tied to water and wastewater operations. A director said a staff member named Robert told them the golf course appears to be losing roughly 10,000 gallons per night through a leak; that figure was described in the work session as an operating estimate and not a certified metering value. Meeting participants discussed differing estimates of total loss depending on the number of nights the course is watered; one estimate cited during the session was 3,600,000 gallons, while participants also referenced other figures discussed during the session (including 2,200,000 and 60,000,000 gallons) as points of comparison.

Separately, the board asked whether a rough cost estimate exists for an emergency funding request to add ultraviolet (UV) disinfection upgrades at the wastewater plant. A board member asked for a rough estimate and was told staff would provide the cost information later; the work session record did not include a cost estimate. One participant said the wastewater item had experienced repeated equipment failures and reported that components had "caught on fire" during operations; that characterization appeared in discussion but was not accompanied by an incident log in the work session record.

No motions or votes were taken on the draft rules, the UV upgrade funding request, or the golf-course leak during the work session. The district plans to take public comment at the Monday hearing and to present additional cost and metering details to the board in subsequent meetings.