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Adams, Bryan rom: Bill Black [bblack@mmua.orgl Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:44 PM To: Adams, Bryan Subject: Conservation rates Orrinibus Sut~>~lemental Oudget bill Session Laws Chapter 363 HF 1812 Rep. Carlson (DFL -Crystal) SF 3813 Sen. Cohen (DFL - St. Paul) CONSERVATION DATE REQUIREMENT Requires public water utilities serving more than 1,000 people that meter individual customers to implement conservation rate structures. Utilities in the 7-county metro area must implement rates by 2010. Utilities in all other counties must implement rates by 2013. A "conservation rate structure" is defined as a rate structure that encourages conservation which may include increasing block rates, seasonal rates, time of use rates, individualized goal rates or excess use rates. (Introduced as HF 3238 / SF 2973.) (Creates Minn. Stat. §103G.291, subd. 4.) Effective date: 07/01/08. 2008 Session Laws Chapter 363 ARTICLE 5 -ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 103G.291, subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. Water supply plans; demand reduction. (a) Every public water supplier serving more than 1,000 people must submit a water supply plan to the commissioner for approval by January 1, 1996. In accordance with guidelines developed by the commissioner, the plan must address projected demands, adequacy of the water supply system and planned improvements, existing and future water sources, natural resource impacts or limitations, emergency preparedness, water conservation, supply and demand reduction measures, and allocation priorities that are consistent with section 103G.261. Public water suppliers must update their plan and, upon notification, submit it to the commissioner for approval every ten years. (b) The water supply plan in paragraph (a) is required for all communities in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, with a municipal water supply system and is a required element of the local comprehensive plan required under section 473.859. Water supply plans or updates submitted after December 31, 2008, must be consistent with the metropolitan area master water supply plan required under section 473.1565, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2). (c) Public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people must employ water ..se demand reduction measures, including a conservation rate structure, as defined in subdivision 4, paragraph (a), unless exempted under subdivision 4~paragraph (c), before requesting approval from the commissioner of health under section 144.383, paragraph (a) , to construct a public water supply well or requesting an increase in the authorized