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River. This is the core area of the system, and the impact of additional taps does not justify increased Plant <br />Investment Fees, or the need for additional infrastructure, above and beyond the normal rate. The second tap <br />fee category is for user's who are located East of the St. Charles River. This area of the distribution system is <br />less densely populated, and will require more infrastructure improvement in order to support additional growth. <br />Percent Complete 100% <br />Step #6 — Evaluate and Select Conservation Measures and Programs <br />The District has identified several Demand Side and Supply Side Conservation Measures and Programs for <br />evaluation. YTG has prepared the Evaluation Worksheets (6 -1, 6 -2 and 6 -3) based on the Measures and Programs <br />identified in Step #5. The Customer Rebate Programs have been limited in size in order to determine the potential <br />impact on Water Revenue. Each Measure /Program has been evaluated for potential cost savings, water savings and <br />economic impact to the District. <br />It appears that the initial water savings will be accomplished through the District implemented, Supply Side Measures <br />of Meter Replacement and Leak Detection and Repair. This is due to the fact that this will decrease the cost of <br />supplying water to the users, by reducing the percentage of "Non- Revenue" water. Also, the District has control of <br />these projects, depending on funding availability, and can implement them in an organized manner. <br />It is not known how the Demand Side Measures will impact the District, as they are dependent upon user participation. <br />For that reason, initial implementation of these measures will be smaller, but more diverse. This should allow the <br />District to determine which programs are effective in promoting water conservation. <br />Percent Complete 100% <br />Step #7 — Integrate Resources and Modify Forecasts <br />Based upon the projected water savings from Step #6, the Modified Demand Forecast was calculated in Worksheet 7- <br />1. A 5 % -7% savings is projected, based on full implementation of all identified Measures and Programs. This <br />percentage should increase, as the various Measures and Programs are implemented, and the most successful are <br />identified and promoted. <br />Analysis of the Conservation Measures and Programs may allow postponement of projected Treatment Plant Capacity <br />upgrades. Specifically, if the Conservation Measures and Programs are successful, the District can postpone the <br />installation of a 2.0 MGD filter at the Main Treatment Plant. Depending upon the length of time of the postponement, <br />the savings to the District will range from $35,000 to $600,0000. The range is from 1 year to 10 years. This will allow <br />the District to concentrate its financial resources to other Conservation Measures and Programs, during this period. <br />Also, it appears that the reduced revenue from water sales can be offset by growth. The overall goal is to stay slightly <br />ahead of the loss of revenue from Conservation, by selling enough taps to equalize revenue loss. This is reflected in <br />Worksheet 7 -5. <br />Percent Complete 100% <br />Step #8 — Develop Implementation Schedule <br />The first Measure /Program to be implemented shall be the replacement of the old meters with new, radio read meters. <br />This will not only correct inaccurate metering, but will reduce the District's cost to read the meters. This process is on <br />going, in a very limited capacity. Currently, the District replaces approximately 200 meters annually. To date, they <br />have replaced approximately 400 of the over 4,000 meters. <br />The Meter replacement program shall be done in conjunction with the Leak Detection and Repair Program. <br />These two supply side measures shall be implemented first, as they will have the greatest direct benefit to the District. <br />The demand side measures shall be phased in, over time, beginning with small, pilot programs, in order to determine <br />which measures are succeeding. It is important for the District to be able to phase in the demand side measures, so <br />as to not have a negative impact on the Districts finances. Also, all Conservation Measures and Programs are <br />dependent on the availability of grant monies. <br />3 <br />