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<br />Per capita demands in 2004 and 2005 were particularly low, likely attributable to <br />. Community response to regional drought awareness campaigns <br />. Community response to the District's efforts to encourage conservation (see next <br />section) <br />. Relatively high precipitation in 2004, reducing the need for outdoor irrigation <br /> <br />1.2.2 Existing Conseroation Programs and Measures <br /> <br />The District began to implement a variety of conservation measures in 2003. These <br />include retrofit incentives, water restrictions, public education on water conservation <br />measures, and a change to a tiered budget water rate structure in 2004. <br /> <br />Because the conservation measures have not been in place for long, coupled with the <br />wet conditions observed in 2004, it is difficult to precisely quantify the water savings <br />associated with the District's conservation programs. Table 2 shows the change in per <br />capita water usage from 2002 through 2005 and the associated demand reduction. It is <br />important to emphasize that although conservation efforts have attributed to the <br />reduction in per capita usage, they are not fully responsible for the savings represented <br />in Table 2. <br /> <br />Table 2. Chan e in Demand from 2002 to 2005 <br /> <br />Period <br />Chan e from 2002-2003 <br />Chan e from 2003-2004 <br />Chan e from 2002-2005 <br />AFY = acre-feet per year <br />gpcd = gallons per capita per day <br /> <br /> <br />Total Per capita <br />cd <br />24.6 <br />56.5 <br />69.1 <br /> <br /> <br />The District offers rebates of $100 for low flow toilets and $125 for low usage washing <br />machines to residents who choose to participate in the rebate program. Table 3 shows <br />the level of participation and estimated water savings to date from these rebate <br />programs. <br /> <br />Table 3. Estimated Savin s to Date from Toilet and Washin Machine Rebates <br />Number of Rebates Since Estimated Savings <br />Be innin of Pro ram in 2003 AFY <br />19 0.6 <br /> <br />Retrofit <br /> <br />Low Flow T oHets 1 <br /> <br />Low Usa~e <br />Washers 84 2.3 <br />1 Assumes a savings of 1.9 galj per flush with an average of 5 flushes per person per day with an average of 2.88 people <br />per home. <br />2 Assumes a saving of 25 gal per wash with an average of 7 washes/week/household. <br /> <br />1.2.3 Demand Projections and Eligibility for Grant <br />