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Roseville Public Works, Environment and <br />Transportation Commission <br />Agenda Item <br />Date: April 22; 2008 <br />Item. Description: Conservation Water Rates Discussion <br />Item N©: 6 <br />The City is required to update its water supply emergency and conservation plan as a part of the <br />Comprehensive Plan Update process. Under conservation measures area, there is a strong <br />suggestion that cities implement conservation rate structures. Roseville has had a flat rate <br />structure for many years. St. Paul and Little Canada have seasonal rate structures. Some <br />communities, especially those with wells, have implemented increasing rate structures based on <br />consumption. <br />The City Council has identified this area as a high. priority for consideration as identified in the <br />Imagine Roseville 2025 process. Staff will have additional information on consumption. for <br />Roseville customers for discussion at your meeting. We are attaching an example of St. Paul <br />Regional Water Services rate structure and a recent article about Woodbury's efforts in this area: <br />Recommended Action: <br />Discussion about implementation of conservation based rate structure for water. <br />