LeftHand_WCPlan_Applic

• Water Efficiency Grant Type: Water Conservation Planning Grant
• Contract/PO #: OE PDA 08-69
• Applicant: Left Hand Water District
• Project Name: Left Hand Water District Water Conservation Plan
• Title: Grant Application for Left Hand WD WCP
• Date: 9/10/2007
• County: Eagle
• Water Efficiency - Doc Type: Application

b) Population projections through 2016 are shown on the following table. The
projections are based on a tap growth rate according to LHWD staff and land
use and planning information from the District's 2006-2007 Treated Water
Master Plan. The tap equivalents are based on five and ten year projections
and are multiplied by 2.65 persons per tap.

Table 3: Projected Population

Year Population
2007 18,640
2008 19,461
2009 20,282
2010 21 , 1 02
2011 21 ,923
2012 22,513
2013 23,103
2014 23,693
2015 24,283
2016 24,873

c) LHWD's per-capita water use at the end of 2006 was 213 gpcd. This per-
capita use includes water delivery for aU water use including commercial and
landscape. While this is a common water-use reporting method, it is higher
than looking at the residential per-capita water use. The District realizes the
importance of water conservation, particularly as it grows and resources
become more limited. Since the late 1990ts, the District has had a 37010
reduction in average day per capita use as a result of better tracking of
unaccounted for water, leak detection, and policies such as tiered rates and
leak repair credits to homeowners. The District focused on water-wise
landscaping in their 1996 Water Conservation Plan, which also contributed to
the reduction in water use. The District will target a 100/0 reduction in its
overall per-capita water use, reduced to 192 gpcd over a ten-year planning
horizon. This water-savings goal i~ difficult to estimate prior to the
development of the water conservation plan and is made based on the
knowledge of our water system and use to date. The District will revisit and
revise this goal, if necessary, as it further analyzes and understands its
system and high water use areas.

d) LHWD is located in the South Platte Basin. The Statewide Water Supply
Initiative conducted by ewes identified a 220/0 gap in this basin between
future need for water and indentified sources to fill that need. Water
conservation from the District can go toward filling that gap.

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Left Hand Water District CWCB Grant Application

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