Water meter ruling nears

Water meter ruling nears
JEFF DELONG, RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
11/30/2007

The so-called "switch" could soon be "flipped."

That's the long-standing term used to describe the planned finalization of years of efforts to convert all water-users in the Truckee Meadows to metered service.

Directors of the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the area's primary water purveyor, are expected to decide Dec. 13 whether all customers should be required to hook up to meters next year. The first of a series of public meetings leading up to that decision is Saturday.

"I think it's time," said Reno Councilman Dave Aiazzi, a water authority board member. The authority is owned by Reno, Sparks and Washoe County.

Metered customers are billed according to how much water they use. Flat-rate customers pay the same amount, just under $75 per month, regardless of use.

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