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• <br />• <br />• <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />MEETING DATE: <br />TOPIC: <br />ACTION REQUIRED: <br />BACKGROUND <br />AGENDA ITEM 5A <br />Jim Studenski, City Engineer <br />March 24, 2008 <br />Ordinance No. 06 -08, Amending the Lino <br />Lakes City Code, Chapter 400, Water and <br />Sewer, by amending subdivisions 1 -4 under <br />section 401.02, Use of Water Restrictions to <br />Authorized Persons. <br />3/5 Vote <br />Public water suppliers that service more than 1,000 people are required to have a Water <br />Emergency and Conservation Plan approved by the Department of Natural Resources <br />(DNR) (Minnesota Statutes 103G.291). The most recent Water Emergency and <br />Conservation Plan update was adopted at the September 24, 2007 City Council Meeting. <br />The Water Emergency and Conservation Plan adopted established conservation goals for <br />the benchmarks listed below. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) permit <br />approvals will be based on meeting the specified benchmarks listed below. If water <br />demands exceed Benchmarks for unaccounted water, residential per capita, and peak <br />demands then permit approval will be contingent on implementation of one or more of <br />the listed Conservation Goals until the benchmark is achieved. <br />The City exceeds the DNR benchmarks for water use in three categories; (1) Residential <br />Gallons Per Capita Demand (GPCD), (2) Total Per Capita Demand, and (3) Peak <br />Demands. <br />Ordinance 06 -08 addresses the following conservation goal set in the Water Emergency <br />and Conservation Plan: <br />