Why are the culinary rates going up to pay for the pressurized irrigation system?
A. Most of the culinary water budget is in fixed costs, and with the construction of a PI system, the use of culinary water will decrease dramatically. Culinary rates are going up to cover the cost of operating the culinary system for those who use culinary water. Also, by raising the culinary rates, it encourages water conservation and individuals to connect to the cheaper, non-treated PI system. The rate system was designed so that culinary rates increase as usage increase and the pressurized irrigation rates would increase in direct proportion to the lot size.
