Apartment buildings in the seven cities and urban areas outside the cities typically do not have water meters that register indoor water use for individual units. RESPONSE: This statement is correct. CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE • 300 East Branch Street • Arroyo Grande, California 93420 Phone: (805) 473-5400 • Fax: (805) 473-0386 • E-mail:
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The Cities and County should consider adopting an ordinance that would require new apartment buildings to have meters that register indoor water used by individual units. To reduce costs, meters could be a type intended only for use by apartment building owners, instead of those supplied by water providers for water service hook-ups. RESPONSE: These meters would often require the owners to modify their rental procedures. As a result, the City could require the meters be installed, but that would not guarantee that owners actually use them. The City's experience with these type of meters is that it has created confusion regarding rates and in reconciling the property meter read by the City and the individual meters read by the property owner or management. In addition, there have been no apartment buildings constructed for several years except for affordable housing projects. Therefore, it may not be the most effective focus of the City's efforts. However, City staff will further research meters available for apartment buildings.
