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~-.1 <br />Elk River~~ <br />Municipal Utilities <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission David Berg -Water Superintendent <br />John Dietz, Chair <br />Daryl Thompson, Vice Chair <br />Al Nadeau, Trustee <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />Se tember 13th, 2011 4.1 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Review and Consider Water Rate Analysis <br />I. Conservation & Incentive Ideas <br />A. SMART Controller Rebate Program (currently active) <br />1. $250 -Average summer irrigation use less than 250 units <br />2. $500 -Average summer irrigation use more than 250 units <br />a) Water Credit -Payback period 10 months (summer <br />months) <br />B. Sprinkler Head Rebate <br />1. Buy 2 Eco-Heads Get 1 Free <br />a) Cost of head "Free" head paid for with water credit (1 <br />year -summer) <br />b) Max rebate of $250/year <br />c) Must already have SMART controller <br />C. Rain Garden/ Xeriscape Rebate/ Eco-Grass/ 4" Black dirt <br />1. Minimum of 100 square foot area for rain garden <br />2. Rebate on materials (woodchips, rock, eco-grass, black <br />dirt) <br />3. Other square footage minimums for Eco-grass/black dirt <br />rebates (TBD) <br />D. Audit & Conservation Adjustment to irrigation systems <br />1. Customers can have irrigation audit and "quick fix" <br />performed on their system to ensure water saving methods <br />are functioning <br />2. $100 water rebate ($20/month, one summer payback) <br />3. Same thing as SMART Controller rebate, minus the <br />controller <br />