Conservation meters will again be available for Senoia water customers.
The city used to allow people to have a second water meter for outdoor water use. With the second meter, customers were not charged a sewer fee for water they used to water lawns, wash cars and fill swimming pools.
In 2007, the state started discouraging the meters, said City Administrator Richard Ferry, so the city stopped issuing them. Now, however, the new district water plan encourages the use of outdoor water meters, Ferry said.
The issue of the meters came up during discussions of raising water rates, and Don Rehmond and Dianne Cleveland spoke in favor of the meters at this week's city council meeting.
Mary Provost said she thinks the water used for outdoor watering should be at a higher rate to encourage water conservation.
There was some discussion over whether the city should charge a capital recovery fee for the new members, on top of the $750 meter fee, and whether the conservation meter should get its own bill.
Capital recovery fees are intended to fund upgrades to the system necessitated by growth and are similar to an impact fee. "These customers already paid their debt service when they came on to the system," said Mayor Robert Belisle.
The consensus was to charge $750 for the meters and have them billed separately. Ferry said he would also like to require that sprinkler systems attached to the meters have a rain sensor so the sprinklers won't turn on when rain is falling.
An ordinance allowing the meters will be crafted and brought back to the council for approval.
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