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<br />Most of the water rights deposited in ELCO's Water Bank originated on farms converted <br />to large-lot rural developments, so the developer had far more water than he needed. <br />Many new developments served by ELCO are occurring on what was once irrigated <br />farmland. The water rights historically delivered to those farms are now being turned in <br />to ELCO. <br /> <br />ELCO has never accepted cash-in-lieu of water rights. Developers have always been <br />required to turn in water rights. That policy relieves the District and its customers from <br />the risk and responsibility associated with competing on the open market for water <br />rights needed to serve future developments. <br /> <br />Without the obligation to secure water rights for future customers, ELCO is able to focus <br />its resources on improving the reliability and quality of water service to existing <br />customers while simultaneously planning for the treatment, transmission and raw water <br />storage needs of new customers. <br /> <br />Water Treatment Caoacitv <br /> <br />Water delivered to ELCO is treated at the SCFP. SCFP is jointly owned by ELCO, <br />FCLWD and NWCWD. Each District owns an equal share of the SCFP, but funds <br />expansion and improvement based on its respective water use. <br /> <br />The treatment capacity needs of the three Districts that own the SCFP were projected in <br />a report prepared in August, 2002 by TEC. In that report, TEC indicated the SCFP <br />would need to be expanded from 50 mgd to 60 mgd by the year 2012 and from 60 mgd <br />to 90 mgd by the year 2018. In 2006, the peak-day demand at the SCFP was 38 mgd. <br />Figure 5.1 compares projected water demands of the three Districts that own the SCFP <br />to the existing and future treatment plant capacity. <br /> <br />Clear Water Solutions, Inc. <br />East Larimer County Water District <br /> <br />2007 Water Conservation Plan <br /> <br />40 <br />