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Westminster Case Study <br />Growth Management Plan <br />Year <br />Description Implementation Challenges <br />1977 Implemented growth management plan which Lawsuit filed by HBA <br />does not allow taps (service commitments) to be <br />allocated without adequate water and wastewater <br />capacities <br />1978 - Annual competition for service commitments Higher priority placed on <br />2002 includes points for water conservation features bluegrass landscape than <br />xeriscapedesign <br />1996 Moratorium placed on new service commitments Strongly opposed by <br />until additional water supplies and treatment development community. <br />capacity added. Developers claim city <br />allocation per service <br />commitment is too high <br />1996 Joint study of residential water use by City and Funding of study. HBA funds <br />HBA. Development of GIS database linking 50% through residential tap <br />billing, parcel, tax assessor and building permits. fee surcharge <br />Data-logging of residential uses. Construction of <br />low water-using homes <br />43 <br />Westminster Case Study -Water Rates <br />Year <br />Description Implementation Challenges <br />1977 Implemented residential in 1977 Unknown <br />with higher winter rates <br />th <br />1991 Same residential rates for winter Management added 4 block with high rates <br />th <br />and summer. Added 4 block <br />1992 Realigned to 3 residential Strong customer reaction to high rates from <br />blocks revised blocks <br />1995 - Proposal to reduce utility costs Management seeks to cut operating costs <br />2006 by reducing meter reading without understanding conservation impacts. <br />frequency to every 2 months Utility billing does not follow up on high water <br />use report <br />nd <br />2000 Added 2 commercial block No opposition. Did not include irrigation <br />based on meter size accounts due to improper meter sizing <br />2005 Implementation of new utility New billing system has limited data analysis <br />billing system capabilities. Linkage with GIS database no <br />longer supported by IT <br />44 <br />22 <br />