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<br />City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota P a g e | 14 <br /> <br /> <br />3. Water Utility <br /> <br />3. Water Utility <br />Water Usage <br />The historical water use patterns of customers were analyzed to gain an understanding <br />of the consumption pattern over the course of a calendar year. This is important to <br />understand and differentiate between essential and non-essential water use. Essential <br />water use is typically defined as water used for things like drinking, food preparation, <br />bathing, washing clothes and dishes, and flushing toilets. Essential water use can be <br />best determined by winter water use because not-essential water uses such as <br />watering lawns and washing cars are not taking place. The analysis found the <br />following: <br /> <br />• 99% of residential users used 40,000 gallons or less during the winter months, <br />falling into the first two tiers of use. <br />• Only approximately 1% of users, used more than 40,000 gallons, falling into <br />the top three tiers. <br /> <br />Therefore, our assumption was that water consumption over 40,000 gallons in the <br />summer quarters is due primarily to residential irrigation. <br />