Clermont, Fla., Weighs Developers' Water-Use Requests.

From: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) | Date: October 22, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Jason Garcia

Oct. 22--CLERMONT, Fla.--A month after being granted its first complete water-use permit in five years, Clermont is facing a surge in developer requests for city utilities.

And with each new project seeking Clermont water and sewer service -- including five requests expected to be submitted at its council meeting tonight -- the city now must weigh competing concerns.

Given the tight restrictions of its new consumptive-use permit, can Clermont afford to sell water to projects outside city limits? But with a rival private utility looking to expand ...

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