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Elk River: <br />Municipal U <br />13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />Phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission David Berg -Water Superintendent <br />John Dietz -Chair & <br />Daryl Thompson -Vice Chair Tom Sagstetter -Conservation and Key <br />AI Nadeau -Trustee Accounts Mana er <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />Febru 14, 2012 4.2 <br />SUBJECT: <br />Review Commercial Irrigation Water Conservation Pro ram <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Based on the January 10, 2012 Commission Meeting discussion the Water Conservation <br />Program was to be modified to apply to only Commercial Irrigation customers. The program will <br />establish incentives for implementing water conservation measures for commercial irrigation <br />customers in 2012. Commercial irrigation customers will be eligible for an exemption from 3`d <br />step rates provided they enroll and annually participate in the Commercial Irrigation Water <br />Conservation Program. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />Proposed: Commercial Irrigation Customer Conservation Program <br />Available: Within established Elk River Municipal Utilities water service areas. <br />Applicable: Existing commercial irrigation Customers that have zero water consumption <br />November -March of the previous year, or new customers that aze installing a new <br />irrigation system. New commercial irrigation customers are strongly encouraged to install <br />a qualified SMART Controller. Participation in this program requires that customers <br />implement and/or maintain water conservation measures on an annual basis to be eligible <br />for the program. <br />Character of Service: ERMU will provide 35 PSI at the curb. The customer will be <br />required to have backflow protection to ensure ERMU water quality. Meter facilities will <br />be placed in an azea that is mutually agreed to by Customer and ERMU, and the meter <br />must be accessible to ERMU service staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. <br />P o w® E ry E 0 B Y <br />^~~~~ <br />P OH' EKED T O S E n- <br />s <br />