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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">November 13, 2018</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Lissie Wade
<br />Community Relations Specialist
<br />Community Relations/Water & Light
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.817.6498
<br />Lissie.Wade@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Potential water rate structures information, customer survey available online</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">City of Columbia Utilities held an interested parties meeting on Nov. 7 regarding two potential water rate structures for customers. The meeting invited the public to City Hall to provide their input on the prospective water rate structure changes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">City staff and the Water & Light Advisory Board have discussed several different rate structures that could be used to support the City’s water system. These discussions have included consideration of the recent comprehensive water cost of service study provided by Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/utilities/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/11/Water-Rate-IP-Presentation.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The consultant's PowerPoint presentation</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, </span><a href="http://gocolumbiamo.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?clip_id=1791"><span style="font-weight: 400;">a video recording of the meeting</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the consultant’s </span><a href="https://www.como.gov/utilities/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/09/City-of-Columbia-Rate-Study-Report.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comprehensive Water Cost of Service Study</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and </span><a href="https://www.como.gov/utilities/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/11/Columbia-Individual-Block-Rates-Addendum-Draft.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Addendum to the Comprehensive Water Cost of Service Study</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a </span><a href="https://www.como.gov
/utilities/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2018/11/Water-Rates-Time-Line.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Changes to Water Rates and Structure Timeline</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, all meeting handouts and an </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12jdU6bsG2lT6AU0rWqbct_I-CQQFDmWAFTOPG0tWix4/edit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">online survey</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are available at </span><a href="https://www.como.gov/utilities/water-rate-structures/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">CoMo.gov/utilities/water-rate-structures</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, for those who would like to learn more about the proposals and offer feedback. The online survey will be available until Friday, Nov. 23. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information, call the Contact Center at 573.874.CITY (2489) or visit CoMo.gov.</span></p></div>
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