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Water System <br /> Description of the Water System <br /> Orono's water supply is provided by groundwater. There are currently 3 wells. <br /> The graph below shows the historic water usage from 2005 to 2008. <br /> Historic Water Usage <br /> 105,000,000 <br /> 10Q,000,000 <br /> 95,000,000 ------ <br /> , 90,000,000 — --- - <br /> ! 85,000,000 - .-- - --- _ ' <br /> 80,000,000 --- - ; <br /> , <br /> 75,000,000 <br /> 2005 2006 2007 2008 p Water Sold <br /> Daru from report to MN DNR-Annual Report of Water Use <br /> Factors impacting the amount of water usage include: 1) change in the number of users / <br /> accounts from new development or closures; 2) the level of activity by individual users and 3) <br /> weather(dry summers translate into heavier water demand). <br /> As of December 31, 2008, Orono had 1,026, water accounts, which include all residential, <br /> commercial, multi family, and water sales to Minnetonka Beach. The user accounts can be <br /> broken into the following categories: <br /> Residences are Majority of Users <br /> _---___-- _ <br /> Y..�.___. <br /> Minn brika <br /> � <br /> each:--– -— <br /> � , ommercial <br /> 100% / ---� <br /> 80°l0 �rf'' <br /> 60% Resideniiai --- � <br /> �� <br /> 40% -- <br /> ��+ - <br /> ��,gw' <br /> 20% ' <br /> 0% �, <br /> 2009 <br /> �OMinnetonka Beach j 15 <br /> O Commercial 4� <br /> A Residential 97� <br /> Uriliry Rara Studv Puge S <br /> Cin.�o%Urono. h9if�ttesotn December, 3009 <br />