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Water Usage Rate Category <br />SF Residential: Up to 30,000 gals. /qtr <br />SF Residential: Over 30,000 gals. /qtr (winter rate) <br />SF Residential: Over 30,000 gals. /qtr (summer rate) <br />Non -SF Residential (winter rate) <br />Non -SF Residential (summer rate) <br />Rates are per 1,000 gallons <br />2013 <br />2014 <br />% of SF Homes: <br />Summer <br />Rate <br />Rate <br />Comments <br />$ 2.15 <br />$ 2.20 <br />Standard SF rate <br />2.40 <br />2.45 <br />Standard SF rate +10% <br />2.65 <br />2.70 <br />Standard SF rate +20% <br />2.80 <br />2.90 <br />Standard SF rate +30% <br />3.10 <br />3.20 <br />Standard SF rate +40% <br />The current structure encourages both year -round conservation measures as well as a heightened <br />incentive for both residential and non - residential properties to monitor water used for irrigation <br />purposes. <br />The following chart depicts the percentage of single - family (SF) homes that fall into the current <br />water rate categories. <br />Water Rate Tier <br />% of SF Homes: <br />Winter <br />% of SF Homes: <br />Summer <br />0 — 30,000 gallons per quarter <br />90% <br />85% <br />Over 30,000 per quarter <br />10% <br />15 <br />Total <br />100% <br />100% <br />As this table indicates, under the current water rate structure, 10 -15% (950 - 1,400) of single - <br />family homes are impacted by the higher rates. If we lowered the threshold for Tier 2 to 20,000 <br />gallons per quarter, approximately 20-30% of single - family homes would be impacted; or double <br />the current amount. <br />It has been suggested that the current rate structure doesn't do enough to encourage water <br />conservation. It could be argued however, that before such a conclusion is drawn there ought to <br />be some amount of discussion and analysis to determine; 1) what amount of household usage is <br />reasonable, and 2) whether Roseville residents are adhering to that standard. <br />It could further be argued that education and awareness could prove to be equally effective in <br />promoting water conservation as would a financial incentive or penalty. Especially if that <br />incentive is a moderate one compared to what a household is already paying. In either case, it is <br />very difficult to establish a clear cause - effect relationship of these efforts given the variation in <br />household occupants and other factors such as rainfall amounts. <br />I'll conclude by returning to the cautionary statement noted above regarding the potential <br />unfairness that tiered water rates can have on larger families. Although our current usage <br />threshold for reaching the 2nd rate tier is at 30,000 gallons per quarter, let's use 15,000 gallons <br />for illustrative purposes. <br />Let's assume that the per - person water usage for someone that follows moderate water <br />conservation measures is 5,000 gallons per quarter. A 3- person household would use 15,000 <br />
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