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The Board of Water Commissioner for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department APPROVES the following Finance Division/Billing Team policy titled “Deduct and Irrigation-Only Meter Policy” and AUTHORIZES the Director to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate the policy.
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Agenda of November 19, 2025
Item No. 2025-264
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Approval of Deduct and Irrigation-Only Meter Policy
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Istakur Rahman, Chief Financial Officer, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department hereby APPROVES the policy titled Finance Division/Billing team policy titled “Deduct and Irrigation-Only Meter Policy.” The Board AUTHORIZES the Director to take such action as may be necessary to effectuate this policy.
BACKGROUND / JUSTIFICATION
The updated policy expands the scope of DWSD’s existing Deduct Meter Policy to address separately-metered irrigation services. It clarifies that water usage measured through an Irrigation-Only Meter-a dedicated service line used exclusively for irrigation or other outdoor, non-sewer discharging purposes-will be billed on a separate water-only account, ensuring such customers are not assessed sewerage charges on water that does not enter the combined sewer system.