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Wellington tests equal-payment water billing and discusses outreach, xeriscaping resources
Summary
Town staff said a pilot equal-payment program to average water bills over the year is about to go live; staff recommended public outreach using newsletters, QR codes and existing water-efficiency programs (irrigation audits, garden-in-a-box, lawn-removal rebate) to help residents manage increases in summertime bills.
Town staff told the Finance Advisory Board that a pilot program to offer an equal-payment option for water customers is about to go live. The staff member leading the update said the pilot "has gone well" during testing and that language to start the process was submitted the day of the meeting.
Under the planned program customers would pay an averaged monthly amount based on annual usage rather than higher seasonal bills. A staff…
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