Star Tribune Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:17:04 GMT
Eden Prairie might change water rates, use tiered charges
The city wants to encourage conservation, but the proposal probably won't change habits, a public works official says. Eden Prairie may change water rates to encourage conservation and even up charges between residential and commercial users before summer lawn-sprinkling season begins. A two-tiered charge for all users will be presented to the City Council on March 4 by Public Works Director Gene Dietz. Lawn sprinkling boosts water demand from about 6 million gallons a day in the winter to a peak of 22 million gallons a day in the summer, Dietz said. To control summer use, the city enforces strict sprinkling restrictions 24 hours a day, even sending officers out in the middle of the night to catch violators. The new rates would reinforce conservation efforts but are unlikely to dramatically change habits, Dietz said.
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