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MSD OFFERS
DROUGHT REBATES
CUSTOMERS WILL SEE SAVINGS ON FALL BILLS
Residents will see a
rebate on their first Metropolitan Sewer District bills this fall
because of drought conditions this summer, according to Mayor
Jerry Abramson and MSD director, Bud Schardein.
Average rainfall last
month in Louisville was two inches below normal. The first half of
August has seen similar rainfall totals with little significant
relief in the forecast. For the year, average rainfall is
approximately four inches below normal.
“Mayor Abramson asked
me last week to research whether residents have seen dramatic
increases in usage this summer when compared to last summer,” said
Schardein. The results of the preliminary review show residential
water usage has increased by an average of 3.9 percent since July
2004.
“The increase can be
attributed to a spike in water usage to keep lawns and landscaping
alive during this summer’s heat wave,” said Schardein.
Executives reported the
increased usage skewed the equation used to calculate the summer
MSD bills. The additional water being used by residents is going
in to the ground and not the sewer system.
“As a result, MSD will
credit each customer’s account by up to 5 percent for the months
of July and August,” said Mayor Jerry Abramson.
The credit will appear
on customer’s bills in September, October or November – depending
on the billing cycle. An average household will save between $10
and $15.
MSD regularly applies a
15 percent discount to water usage charges on summer, spring and
fall bills when residential customers are watering lawns, washing
cars and irrigating gardens – water usage that does not add volume
to the sewer system. This fall’s drought rebate is an additional
savings.
This is the first time
since the drought of 1999 that MSD has offered additional rebates.
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