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County staff propose pilot to install smart irrigation meters to adjust sewer bills for outdoor water use
Summary
Staff told the board they received 101 applications for an irrigation-meter program to exclude outdoor irrigation from sewer billing. County staff and a consultant recommend a small pilot (about 10 installs) to validate assumptions and estimate revenue impacts before wider rollout.
County staff briefed the Board of Supervisors on May 20 about a proposed pilot program to install sub-meters for irrigation so residents who irrigate do not pay sewer charges on water that does not enter the sanitary system.
Patty Norris Barker (finance staff) said the county received 101 applications from residents interested in a meter-based adjustment. Barker and staff reviewed 14 months of usage records for each applicant and estimated each…
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