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Eden Prairie Townhouse Property Saves $3000 In A Year By Replacing Their Lawn Sprinkler Controller!

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

That’s right, and Eden Prairie townhouse property saved a whole lot of water and cash by replacing their old lawn sprinkler controller. If you have a large property with a sprinkler system, townhouse property, condominium property, retirement facility, church, school, park, office, shopping center, warehouse, strip mall, or large residence; you too can save water and money.

Look at the results we had last year at one large Eden Prairie townhouse property. In 2008 we had an old time based controller. In 2009 we replaced it with the Weathermatic Smartline controller that adjusts with the weather and look at the results!

Water Usage Water Cost

2008                  3,893,600  Gallons Used                         $10,318.04 Spent

2009                   2,711,500   Gallons Used                           $7,185.48 Spent

Savings             1,182,100   Gallons Saved                           $3,132.57 Saved

Eden Prairie water cost $2.65 per 1000 gallons.

This is amazing, isn’t it! Look at the conservation! In one year over a million gallons and over $3,000 was saved! In ten years this one site will still be green and conserve over ten million gallons of water. In ten years as much as $30,000 will saved by using a modern controller.

This site is as green as ever, and I would say the landscape and lawn is even healthier. Now just the right amount of water is being distributed at just the right time. No more wasteful over watering and no more under watering. The system adjusts with the weather everyday creating an automatic lawn sprinkler system.

If you have a large irrigation system or even if your home has a sprinkler system you need to look at replacing your old controller with one of these new smart controllers. Just think if we all replaced our old water wasting controllers how much water could be conserved statewide.

Do your part, conserve water and fight higher water rates by giving us a call to replace that old water wasting controller.

New Twin Cities Metro Area Public Utility Water Rates.

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Is your water bill higher? Think your lawn sprinkler system has sprung a leak? Chances are your bill is higher because of a bill the Minnesota state legislature passed last year. Minnesota statute 103G.291 has become active as of January 1, 2010.  It states that all cities in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area must adopt a utility rate structure that encourages conservation.  However, the exact implementation of these laws has been left to the individual municipalities.  This means that every city will have different rates and rate increases for over-usage.  We have compiled a list of residential water rates for various cities around the area and this is what we have come up with.  Just click on your city to see your new water rates.

Note:  Some cities use measurements such as units, cubic meters or cubic feet for some reason.  So, in addition to the city’s structure we have done the conversion to gallons for you for a better frame of reference.

For ways to conserve water and lower your bill contact us and check out our previous blog post.

City of Shakopee Water Rates (2010)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Note:  Some cities use measurements such as units, cubic meters or cubic feet for some reason.  So, in addition to the city’s water pricing structure we have done the conversion to gallons for to give you a better frame of reference.

For ways to conserve water and lower your bill contact us and check out our previous blog post.

Shakopee’s Monthly Water Rates

0-5000 gallons

$1.86 per 1000 gallons

Over 5000 gallons

$2.23 per 1000 gallons

Maple Grove Utility Water Rates (2010)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Note:  Some cities use measurements such as units, cubic meters or cubic feet for some reason.  So, in addition to the city’s water pricing structure we have done the conversion to gallons for to give you a better frame of reference.

For ways to conserve water and lower your bill contact us and check out our previous blog post.

City of Maple Grove Water Rates (2010)

Billed Quarterly

0-10000 gallons $9.00 flat rate
Over 10000 gallons $0.90 per 1000 gallons

Edina Utility Water Rates (2010)

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Note:  Some cities use measurements such as units, cubic meters or cubic feet for some reason.  So, in addition to the city’s water pricing structure we have done the conversion to gallons for to give you a better frame of reference.

For ways to conserve water and lower your bill contact us and check out our previous blog post.

City of Edina Water Rates (2010)

Quarterly

*Morningside neighborhood is serviced Minneapolis  and follows their rates

0-3500 cubic feet (26180 gallons) $1.11 per 100 cubic feet (748 gallons)
3500-6500 cubic feet (48620 gallons) $1.47 per 100 cubic feet
Over 6500 cubic feet $2.30 per 100 cubic feet