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<br />adopted the following water rate for temporary irrigation taps: $33.40 per month plus <br />$3.67 per 1 ,000 gallons of water use. <br /> <br />Planning Initiatives <br /> <br />ELCO has dedicated a significant amount of its planning efforts on securing a reliable <br />and sustainable source of raw water. TZA Water Engineers completed a report in <br />October 2004 titled, "Raw Water Acquisition Plan." The same engineering firm <br />prepared a report titled, "Evaluation of Raw Water Storage Needs," in August 2005. <br />Both of these reports are currently being updated by TZA Water Engineers. <br /> <br />Alternatives for securing additional water treatment capacity were studied by The <br />Engineering Company (TEC) in a report titled, "Buckeye Water Treatment Plant <br />Feasibility Analysis." That report was completed by TEC in August 2002. It projects the <br />amount of treatment capacity ELCO will need in the future and predicts when plant <br />expansions will be required. <br /> <br />Over the years, TEC has also prepared the "Water Distribution System Analysis and <br />Master Plan" for ELCO. The last master plan was completed by TEC in July 1996. It <br />recommended transmission and distribution system improvements, upgrades to pump <br />stations, revisions to pressure zones, and construction of treated water storage tanks. <br />At its meeting in July 2006, the Board authorized TEC to update the District's Master <br />Plan. Engineers with TEC anticipate having a draft of the Master Plan available for <br />review by the end of April 2007. <br /> <br />Current Water Conservation Activities <br /> <br />ELCO Water District has historically encouraged water conservation through its rates <br />and development policies. Since the drought of 2001-2002, the District has taken a <br />more aggressive approach toward water conservation. Conservation programs <br />currently promoted by ELCO are summarized below: <br /> <br />Conservation Rates <br /> <br />As previously discussed, the amount of raw water dedicated at the time of development <br />establishes an annual allotment for each customer account. Each customer's annual <br />allotment is analogous to an annual water budget. For residential customers, the size of <br />their lot determines their annual allotment. Figure 3.13 shows the annual allotment for <br />new residential customers with different size lots. All residential lots over 23,000 square <br />feet have the same annual allotment of 296,000 gallons. <br /> <br />Clear Water Solutions, Inc. <br />East Larimer County Water District <br /> <br />2007 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />26 <br />