19. Recommendation to introduce and conduct the first reading of an ordinance amending Ordinance 1535, Washoe County's Requirements and Schedule of Rates and Charges for Provision of Reclaimed Water Service, to remove rates and charges for reclaimed water irrigation service, charges for bulk reclaimed water service (subdivision construction), water rights fee, connection privilege fee for new connections, and associated deposits, and other matters properly relating thereto; and if approved, set a Public Hearing for the second reading and possible adoption to be held May 14, 2024. The rates and charges for reclaimed water irrigation service will be removed, currently as $1.16 per 1000 gallons used each month in Zone 1 and $1.74 per 1000 gallons used each month in Zone 2, including removal of the monthly base rate. The charge for bulk reclaimed water service will be removed, currently $2.00 per 1000 gallons used monthly with a minimum charge of $50 per month per temporary connection, and the removal of the water rights fee, currently $3,500.00 for each acre-foot of demand, and removal of the connection privilege fee for new connections, currently $2,500 in Zone 1 and $4,135 in Zone 2, per acre-foot of estimated annual water demand, as recommended at the November 14, 2023 Washoe County Commission meeting and supported by the 2023 Utility User Rate and Connection Fee Study, thereby encouraging the continued and increasing use of reclaim water for irrigation, construction and other allowed purposes and reducing regional dependency on potable water that is currently sourced from the Truckee River and Nevada groundwater sources. Community Services. (Commission District 2.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION