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Chair Cihacek noted there is a seasonal shift in the summer, which is most likely <br />due to irrigation. It is unclear how high it goes, but it is clear it is more than 30,000 <br />gallons. <br />Member Seigler referred to the graphs on page 32 of the meeting packet and noted <br />less water has been used for the last three years. There is not a need to implement <br />a change in the water rate structure. <br />Mr. Freihammer stated some of the usage also depends on how much rain they have <br />had as well. <br />Member Wozniak disagreed with Member Seigler. He referred to the analysis on <br />page 28 of the meeting packet and stated they have 2,200 households that use less <br />than 500 gallons. It does not indicate how much water they are actually using. The <br />30,000 -gallon category has 382 in the summer, but they used the same amount of <br />water than the 2,200 households. The over 30,000 gallons category contains about <br />900 households and they are only paying $2.70 per gallon, but they are using four <br />times as much water. That rate does not encourage conservation. <br />Mr. Culver noted they are pay $2.70 per 1,000 gallons. Studies were done in the <br />early 2000s with higher rates, and they saw that even with higher rates there was <br />not a dramatic shift in water consumption. If they really want to use the cost of <br />the water as incentive to use less, there has to be a substantial savings. <br />Member Seigler stated the data for July, August, and September for 2013 in the <br />over 30,000 -gallon category has 1,219 users and in 2015 is had 894 users. This <br />shows that one quarter of the users are no longer in that category. <br />Chair Cihacek noted this could be a demographic shift of going from larger <br />households to smaller households. Some of it is seasonal, and unless they are going <br />to dramatically distance the rates, it is not a strong enough incentive. The difference <br />between the current rates for under 30,000 gallons and over 30,000 gallons is 20 <br />cents. They could increase the rates for people who are dramatically over 30,000 <br />gallons, but they do not know the number of people who are at that level. They <br />currently see a usage dropping and can anticipate that to continue. They must <br />consider if the tier structure or pricing makes sense based on consumption. <br />Member Seigler stated they need to determine if there is a problem. <br />Chair Cihacek responded there is a problem in that the quality and capacity of water <br />will decrease over time as needs increase. It is not an immediate problem but may <br />be one in 10 or 20 years. <br />Member Misra stated there is a danger in looking at only three years as trends. <br />Page 3 of 16 <br />
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