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The city's philosopby on pricing is that water rates should not be used as a method of conservation. The city currently uses a single block structure at $1.20/1,000 gallons. This price is slightly below the regional average. The city should be aware that the law requires it to at least look at the possibilities associated with instituting a more conservation oriented rate structure., Regulation relative to water conservation occurs through the previously mentioned set of ordinances. Violators are subject to citation by police and subsequent service shut-off. In summary, the conservation plan relies predominantly.on the declaration of an emergency and unspecified restrictions on sprinkling. Follow-up communication with the city indicates ffiat the city."has been educating the user before the state laws on conservation". However, the plan does not reflect those education efforts and could be enhanced in the conservation element by more visible reference to the city's program. Part TV. Me=pditan Area Plan Elements CLIWjy. QLA; Oberts, EM Some of the elements required in this section of the plan are generally contained throughout the plan. There are no identified statements of policy,standards and objectives,although careful reading of the document could lead to.their identification in various narratives. The plan could be greatly enhanced if the city would spell-out in a dedicated section what its policies, objectives and standards for operation are specifically. For example, the text states that"The city believes and enforces good conservation measures"; this could be rephrased as a policy and/or an objective. The Official Controls section of the plan is addressed in the section on ordinances. The city does not have a capital improvement program(CIP) because of the fully developed nature of the community. Also, since no improvements are planned, there is no impact on the local comprehensive plan. SUMMARY The Metropolitan Council has reviewed the St. Anthony Village water supply plan and offers the preceding technical comments prepared according to the content guidelines. Specific comments on the plan are related to enhancing the conservation program; dedicating a section.of the plan to policies, objectives and standards; and reformatting the emergency plan to be more readily accessible. The plan at this point is consistent with the Metropolitan Council's system plans and policy chapters.