[Mpls] Stormwatergate

[Al Iverson]

David Brauer wrote:
> Notwithstanding Jim's water-bill situation, the city said late last year
> that the average homeowner would pay $1.11 less each month with the new
> storm water charge.
> 
> (It's not so much a new tax as it is a splitting of the water bill into two
> components. Splitting out the stormwater component is primarily aimed at
> parking lot owners; they pay nothing into the sewer system because they use
> no water; however,  the runoff from their lots goes into the system and this
> is a way to get them to pay for the upkeep - or have incentive to lessen
> runoff.)

What's the incentive if the bill is based on statistical modeling and 
averaging as opposed to actually taking measurements? Assuming Jim's got 
his facts straight, sounds like there's little opportunity to 
demonstrate improvement, based on the possibility that an accurate 
measurement is unlikely.

Regards,
Al Iverson