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Lino Lakes Public Services Department <br />600 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />(651) 982 -2440 Fax (651) 982 -2439 <br />www.ci.lino- iakes.mn.us <br />April 19, 2004 <br />TO: Mayor Bergeson and City Council Members <br />FROM: Rick DeGardner, Public Services Director <br />Tim Hillesheim, Utilities Supervisor <br />SUBJECT: DNR Water Appropriations Issues <br />As part of updating the City's Comprehensive Water Plan, a related issue that needs to <br />be addressed is our annual water appropriations permits from the Minnesota <br />Department of Natural Resources (DNR). To better understand this issue, we have <br />summarized some basic points related to the permitting process. <br />On an annual basis, the city completes an application to the DNR requesting a certain <br />volume of water for consumption. The DNR then takes into account several factors <br />such as historic growth, existing conservation measures, etc., to determine the city's <br />permitted water volume. <br />When cities exceed their approved water appropriation, the DNR fines the offending city <br />based upon the amount of the overage. The city of Lino Lakes has exceeded the <br />approved water appropriation the past several years. If left unchecked, the fines can <br />become quite severe. <br />There are several factors that the DNR takes into consideration when cities request a <br />higher annual appropriation. The most significant issue is the cities existing <br />conservation measures. The most common conservation measures are sprinkling bans <br />and tiered water rates. Since Lino Lakes does not have any type of a sprinkling ban in <br />place, our requests for additional appropriations have been denied. <br />The same types of conservation measures are evaluated when the DNR reviews <br />requests for additional well houses. <br />A large percentage of the resident's water consumption is directly correlated to summer <br />lawn sprinkling /irrigation. The table listed below summarizes the gallons of water <br />consumed per quarter in 2003. Quarter 1 (typically Jan - Mar) is considered the Base <br />• Consumption, or domestic use that is attributed to typical household needs since <br />outdoor watering does not occur in the winter. <br />
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