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.'diwbit c <br /> MI , <br /> Nil ,,, <br /> o <br /> Proud of our past... Confident of our Future! <br /> Office of Water Conservation and Drought Planning <br /> Colorado Water Conservation Board <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> Attn: Ben Wade <br /> Reference: 50% Progress Report — Monument, Palmer Lake, Triview Metropolitan District <br /> Dear Mr. Wade: <br /> As you are aware, the Towns of Monument and Palmer Lake and the Triview Metropolitan District (the Entities) <br /> along with Water Matters! (WM) are in the process of preparing a Water Conservation Plan, according to the <br /> Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB)'s 9 Step approach, as outlined in the Entities' grant application. <br /> During this process, the Entities and WM have made every effort to compile the data as accurately as possible, <br /> and to review current and potential new conservation programs and measures so as to create a valuable plan that <br /> will enable the Entities' future conservation efforts, and their implementation and tracking. <br /> Step #1 — Profile Existing Water System <br /> The Entities' staff and WM have prepared Worksheets 1 -1, 1 -2 and 1 -3, using the Entities' population information, <br /> projections, boundary maps, metered water sales, and treatment plant metered data and records. Population <br /> projections have been based on historic growth in taps, and staff's best estimates of future growth. The area's <br /> Water Infrastructure Planning Study (WIPS) was used as reference, but not relied on fully because it was prepared <br /> prior to the growth slowdown. Planned capital improvement projects for the next ten years were considered. As <br /> indicated in the application, the Entities anticipate the need for a major new water source in the next twenty <br /> years, but the possibilities and probabilities of that source are surrounded by unknowns at this time. Therefore, <br /> the scope of this planning effort has been limited to ten years at this writing. If the future is clearer at the time of <br /> this Plan's update, the Plan will be revised accordingly. <br /> The system profile is complete. Existing conservation measures have been evaluated as to date of <br /> implementation and, to the extent possible, savings estimates have been developed for existing programs and <br /> measures. The Towns of Monument and Palmer Lake have experienced water shortages historically; therefore <br /> their awareness of the value of water is reflected in their very low residential per capita usage. Triview <br /> Metropolitan District is much newer and has not experienced such shortages. Its lawns, commercial campuses <br /> and common areas are extensive and the impact of these attributes is reflected in its higher residential and <br /> systemwide per capita usage. <br />