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Lexington • Decrease system supply pressure to 60 psi (currently 65 psi) • Well house upgrades • Improve leak detection program—likely the biggest source of water conservation • Reevaluate effective rate structure • Incentive programs/rebates Discussion:Lexington is interested in exploring options for incentive programs Lino Lakes • Smart Irrigation promotion • Stormwater reuse • Cooperative education message with adjacent communities—likely the biggest source of water conservation Discussion:Lino Lakes will probably move to requiring moisture sensors. They would like to do more stormwater reuse for irrigation of public parks. An idea for cooperative messaging is to provide water conservation messages at the local movie theaters. Mahtomedi • Regional and local water reuse • City conservation plan • Water audits on largest users(committee in place already) • Rate structure and rebates • Groundwater recharge- Reclaimed water—wetlands or direct injection • Reduce water pumped through reuse/reduce—likely the biggest source of water conservation o St. Paul Regional Water System 0 3M and others Discussion:Mahtomedi already has an Environmental Commission that is working on a conservation plan, water audit, rebate program,and looking at directly modifying the rater structure. They know their largest water users are the city,schools and multifamily housing units. They are looking at a groundwater recharge system with reclaimed water like at East Bethel. If the cities could combine with St. Paul and 3M they could reduce water use by 3 billion gallons by using more river water rather than groundwater. North St. Paul • Understand unmetered and loss component—likely the biggest source of water conservation • Possible water audits • May have higher potential • Focus on unmetered city water—upgrade leaky pipes, improve flushing and maintenance procedures Discussion:North St. Paul still suffers from too much water at times. They need to do a better job of tracking water loss and consider reuse in the future. They are not a growing community and there is not much irrigation—only 21%of the users irrigate. Education may result in some conservation. They might partner with the watershed. North St. Paul has committed$500,000 to$1 million/year to completing upgrades their old infrastructure. Shoreview • Groundwater awareness project(LCCMR) 4