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<br />Large Commercial: There are two of these and are negotiated services. <br /> <br />Irrigation: These are dedicated irrigation taps. They have no sewer <br />associated with them and do not provide any domestic water. <br /> <br />4. Does the City qualify as a covered entity? <br />Yes <br /> <br />5. Background Information <br /> <br />a. Per capita water use in the City varies over the past five years, depending on the <br />calculation method and the year, as indicated in Table 1. Per capita residential water use <br />was calculated based on total residential water use and the end of that year population for <br />the City. Per capita total water use was calculated based on total retail water use and the <br />end of year population. <br /> <br />b. Past and current population served is provided in Table 1. Future population growth is <br />expected to continue at roughly 1 percent per year per annum to build out (which is <br />expected to occur within 10 to 15 years). <br /> <br />c. "Vater savings goals to be achieved through the Plan implementation are expected to be <br />developed based on expected segments of water use. For example, residential per capita <br />water use is not expected to change substantially given current rates of water use, organic <br />wat'~r savings that will likely occur (e.g., older homes retrofitted with high efficiency <br />plumbing and appliances, etc.) and the positive effect of past water conservation measures <br />and programs. Past water conservation savings that have occurred system wide since the <br />City implemented a suite of measures and programs over 10 years ago have been estimated <br />using the reduction in per capita water use from an average of about 245 gallons per capita <br />per day (gpcd) (observed in the 1980s and summarized in he 1990 Raw Water Master Plan), <br />to about 150 gpcd. Much of this savings in per capita water use is attributed to: <br /> <br />. Increased leak detection and repair programs, <br />. Other (metering, increased irrigation efficiency, rebate programs, etc...) <br /> <br />Future water conservation water savings goals set by the City in its Raw Water Master Plan <br />Update (2004) are to decrease gpcd demands by 10 percent (in addition to current water <br />savlngs) by residential build out - chiefly through management of commercial and <br />irrigation accounts. In addition, future water conservation savings will look to transfer <br />strategic outdoor irrigation systems from treated to non-potable supplies to improve local <br />ins1ream flows between the treated and non-potable water diversions. As noted above, the <br />St. Vrain between these two diversions sustains an important fisheries habitat for State <br />identified species of interest. <br /> <br />d. Longmont falls within the South Platte River basin, which has been identified as having <br />more than a 400,000 acre-foot gap between existing water supplies and 2030 needs. <br />Although the City has just recently completed a new water treatment plant which provides <br />for treated water capacity to build out, and the City's water rights portfolio contains <br />substantial senior rights, the City understands that local water conservation supports the <br />appropriate management of a scarce resource on a regional scale. In addition, as indicated <br />above, the City is looking to reduce treated water demand as a means to sustain instream <br />