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<br />CDM <br /> <br />Section 2 <br />Profile of Existing Water System <br /> <br />2.5.2 Planning Initiatives <br /> <br />As mentioned in Section 2.3, Erie anticipates the need to acquire additional water <br />rights to meet future needs. These will likely consist of Windy Gap shares, CBT <br />shares, and ditch water rights. Erie also plans to further extend its supplies by using <br />non-potable reclaimed water. Erie has recently completed a potable water supply and <br />wastewater master plan and is developing a non-potable water master plan. These <br />plans will be used to develop additional facilities on an as-needed basis. <br /> <br />Erie is also a participant in the Windy Gap Firming Project. This project could firm <br />Windy Gap supplies, enabling Erie to receive its full Windy Gap allotment during dry <br />years. Erie is also a participant in NISP, requesting 5,000 AFY of firm yield. If needed, <br />Erie could increase its NISP request to 6,500 AFY. <br /> <br />2.6 Current Water Conservation Activities <br /> <br />Erie implements a variety of conservation measures and programs to conserve water. <br />Table 2-8 lists each conservation measure and program. Water savings from the <br />majority of conservation activities are difficult to quantify. This is attributed to a <br />variety of factors. For instance, water savings through education is highly variable <br />and depends on a variety of factors including the number of participants and regional <br />climatic factors. Customers are much more willing to respond to education if there is <br />an existing water shortage. Section 3 describes the per capita use reductions since the <br />onset of many of the programs and provides further explanation on why limited <br />quantitative data are available on water savings. <br /> <br />The remainder of this section provides information on each of the current <br />conservation measures/programs. <br /> <br />Table 2.8 Current Conservation Activities <br /> <br /> Approximate Annual I I <br /> Water Savings Since <br />Water Conservation I Implementation <br />Measures and Programs (AFY) Implemented Since Is Planned to Continue <br />Three Level Water Can not quantify - 2002 Yes <br />Restriction Program Restrictions have been on <br /> a voluntary basis <br />Volume Billing Can not quantify with 1972 Yes <br /> reasonable level of <br /> accu racy <br />Water Rate Structure Can not quantify with 2001 Water rates wi II be <br /> reasonable level of reevaluated in late 2007 <br /> accu racy <br />Water Wasting Ordinance Can not quantify with 2002 Yes <br /> reasonable level of <br /> accu racy <br />Irrigation Audit Program 1.8 2004 Yes <br />Remote Readers Can not quantify with 2006 Yes <br /> reasonable level of <br /> accu racy <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />2-10 <br /> <br />\\DENSVR1\PROJECTS\9228 - ERIE\CONSERVATION PLAN\REPORT\DRAFT PRIOR TO PUBLIC REVIEW\CONNIE FORMATTED\SECTION 2.DOC <br />