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Rate Structures in General Water Budget Rate Structures Water Budgets and the City Discussion
Volume charge
Unit charge based on amount of water used Variety of volumetric rate designs available
Uniform Rate
Seasonal Rate
Least
Conservation Most
Outdoor allowance
Irrigable area Lot square footage Weather considerations, evapotranspiration
Goal met by November 2002 when 1.296 million gallons was conserved
Outdoor allowance
Irrigable area pervious area
Single family 3-tiered gallons/sq ft threshold basis Tier 1: 0 to 5,000 sq ft @ 15 gal/sq ft Tier 2 : 5,001 to 14,000 sq ft @ 12 gal/sq ft Tier 3: >14,000 sq ft @ 10 gal/sq ft Multifamily 15 gallons/sq ft
Irrigation
Irrigable area pervious area 15 gallons/sq ft Allocated on a monthly basis using Et index Et Index = Evapotranspiration Index
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