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Local Water Supply Plan Template July 8, 2016 <br /> Water Conservation Program <br /> Municipal water suppliers serving over 1,000 people are required to adopt demand reduction <br /> measures that include a conservation rate structure, or a uniform rate structure with a <br /> conservation program that achieves demand reduction. These measures must achieve demand <br /> reduction in ways that reduce water demand, water losses, peak water demands, and <br /> nonessential water uses. These measures must be approved before a community may request <br /> well construction approval from the Department of Health or before requesting an increase in <br /> water appropriations permit volume (Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.291, subd. 3 and 4). <br /> Rates should be adjusted on a regular basis to ensure that revenue of the system is adequate <br /> under reduced demand scenarios. If a municipal water supplier intends to use a Uniform Rate <br /> Structure, a community-wide Water Conservation Program that will achieve demand reduction <br /> must be provided. <br /> Current Water Rates <br /> Include a copy of the actual rate structure in Appendix 9 or list current water rates including <br /> base/service fees and volume charges below. <br /> Volume included in base rate or service charge: 15,000 gallons or cubic feet other <br /> Frequency of billing: ❑ Monthly ❑ Bimonthly ❑x Quarterly ❑ Other: <br /> Water Rate Evaluation Frequency: ❑x every year ❑ every years ❑ no schedule <br /> Date of last rate change: 1/1/2016 <br /> Table 27.Rate structures for each customer category(Select all that apply and add additional rows as needed) <br /> Customer Conservation Billing Strategies Conservation Neutral Non-Conserving Billing <br /> Category in Use* Billing Strategies in Use** Strategies in Use*** <br /> Residential ❑ Monthly billing ❑ Uniform ❑ Service charge based on water <br /> ❑X Increasing block rates ❑ Odd/even day watering volume <br /> (volume tiered rates) ❑ Declining block <br /> ❑ Seasonal rates ❑ Flat <br /> ❑ Time of use rates ❑ Other(describe) <br /> ❑X Water bills reported in <br /> gallons <br /> ❑ Individualized goal rates <br /> ❑X Excess use rates <br /> ❑ Drought surcharge <br /> ❑ Use water bill to provide <br /> comparisons <br /> ❑ Service charge not based on <br /> water volume <br /> ❑ Other(describe) <br /> Commercial/ ❑X Monthly billing ❑ Uniform ❑ Service charge based on water <br /> Industrial/ ❑X Increasing block rates volume <br /> Institutional (volume tiered rates) ❑ Declining block <br /> ❑ Seasonal rates ❑ Flat <br /> ❑ Time of use rates ❑ Other(describe) <br /> 43 <br />