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In this instance, we need to also track rainfall totals because it can influence how much water �: households use for lawn & garden use. As the graph indicates, over the past 8 years the average overall � usage/captured volume of water for single-family homes in the summertime ranged from 31,000 � gallons per quarter to 39,000. � � Not surprisingly, the data suggests that customer behavior and consumption patterns are directly � influenced by rainfall. Clearly, customers reduced their summertime consumption during heavier � rainfall periods. Changes in water usage fees didn't seem to be a factor on how much water was used. ��;� Once again, it appears that customers are making a conscious decision to maintain an established ��, standard — in this case a healthy looking lawn and garden. �; �� It should be noted that the 2015 consumption totals are skewed somewhat higher as discovered during �� the meter change-out program. Approximately 15% of all residential accounts had water usage that had � previously gone unrecorded but was added back to the customer totals during this period. Rate Comparisons � The graphs below depict a number of water and sewer rate comparisons with other peer communities. � For this analysis, peer communities include 1 st ring suburbs that serve a population between 18,000 and � 50,000, and which are not simply an extension of a larger entity's system. This group was selected to �� try and approximate cities with stand-alone systems with similar age of infrastructure which can have a � significant influence on the cost of water and sewer services. , � It should be noted that broad comparisons only give a cursory look at how one community compares to �: another. One must also incorporate each City's individual philosophy in funding programs and � services. ,, _ Far example, Roseville does NOT utilize assessments to pay for water or sewer infrastructure � replacements like many other cities do. Instead we fund infrastructure replacements 100% through the �_�� rates. As a result, Roseville's water and sewer rates are inherently higher when compared to a City that � uses assessments to pay for improvements. Other influences on the rates include whether or not a �� community softens its water befare sending it on to customers, and the extent in which communities charge higher rates to non-residential customers. � The following chart depicts the peer group comparison for combined wate� base rate and usage rate for �: a single-family home that uses 15,000 gallons per quarter. Page 8 of 14