Conservation Rates:

• Conservation rate as required by Minn. Stat. § 103G.291, subd. 4. “…a public water supplier serving more than 1,000 people in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, shall use a conservation rate structure by January 1, 2010. All remaining public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people shall use a conservation rate structure by January 1, 2013.”

  https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=103G.291#stat.103G.291.4

  Link to DNR Document on Conservation Rate examples & multi-family dwellings:

  http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/appropriations/conservation_rate_structures.pdf

  Good information from DNR and the Met Council. See:

  http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/appropriations/eandc_plan.html 

  http://www.metrocouncil.org/environment/WaterSupply/conservationtoolbox.htm

  Sample Conservation Rate Structure

Conservation Rates in Minnesota Law - MRWA Today magazine articles by Carl Brown:

• Conservation Rates - Part 1
• Conservation Rates in Minnesota Law - Part 2
• Conservation Rates in Minnsota Law - Part 3

Downloadable MRWA Ads to Promote Water Conservation:

• MRWA Conservation Ad: Broom (Use a broom instead of a hose)
• MRWA Conservation Ad: Dishwasher (Only run a full load of dishes)
• MRWA Conservation Ad: Toothbrush (Don't run the faucet when brushing teeth)
• MRWA Conservation Ad: Drinking Water in the Refrigerator

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