The city of Georgetown is considering limiting the area it provides water to by selling portions of its water service territory located outside city limits and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.

As part of the initial steps of this process, Georgetown will offer these areas for neighboring cities to take on.

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A certificate of convenience and necessity is the geographical area in which the city is required to provide water service.

Currently, 40% of the city’s CCN customers live outside the 174-square-mile area of the city and its ETJ, as Georgetown’s CCN spans a total of 400 square miles.

The sale would include areas of the CCN outside the city limits at ETJ , affecting about 11,500 customers.

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