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Council discusses separate irrigation meters and 15,000-gallon sewer cap; staff to consult rate consultant and report back
Summary
The council discussed a resident request to allow separate residential irrigation meters, the city's 15,000-gallon sewer cap, and related rate and billing implications. Staff will ask the rate consultant and the wastewater master plan team to evaluate options including winter average billing and impacts to rates; no ordinance was adopted.
City of Lake Jackson staff presented a resident request to allow separate residential irrigation water accounts and meters. Council and staff discussed technical, financial and policy implications, including the city's existing sewer billing practice that uses water consumption as the proxy for sewer usage and a 15,000-gallon sewer cap.
Staff said the city has historically provided separate meters for commercial users but not residential irrigation because of costs and…
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