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• Initiated the estimated water savings for the City based upon the selected water efficiency activities for this WEP Project implementation period; • Drafted Sections 1 through 3 of the Water Efficiency Plan Report, as outlined in the July 2012 Municipal Water Efficiency Plan Guidance Document prepared for the CWCB; • Initiated drafting Section 4 of the Water Efficiency Plan Report, as outlined in the July 2012 Municipal Water Efficiency Plan Guidance Document prepared for the CWCB; • SGM has completed monthly invoicing of this project; and • The completion of this 50%Progress Report. City staff has reviewed the tabulated and compiled data, extracted trends and observations and have provided valuable feedback regarding the development of the City's WEP. The results of the analyses show that key trends and conclusions can be made and are supported by the available data. Challenges Challenges have occurred during the first half of this Project;yet,none of the challenges have impacted the ability of SGM or City staff to complete the necessary tasks,rather they have delayed the progress. During the summer of 2017, several unexpected and time-sensitive tasks demanded significant amounts of the Public Works staff's available time(which is limited at best). The most significant of these tasks included the process of compiling the monthly historical water use data between 2012 and 2016 by customer category and this took longer than originally anticipated, given the City's software and Staff workload. Once the historical water use data was analyzed, SGM and the City noticed a large and unrealistic shift in non-revenue water between each month. Subsequent discussions and investigations revealed the City's meter reading dates between the 15th and 201'' of each month did not align with the original summary of the well's historical pumping tabulations. SGM shifted the pumping records to coincide with the meter readings and the shift in non-revenue water each month disappeared. Once City Staff compiled and provided the necessary data to SGM and the necessary adjustments were made, SGM was able to proceed with profiling of the City's water system and historical demands. Originally, SGM and the City reserved a monthly conference call;however, it became apparent to both parties that more frequent opportunities to call and discuss the project were necessary to keep the WEP Project moving through critical Project junctions. As such, SGM and the City staff have held two regularly scheduled conference calls and additional calls to check in since October 2017. Since mid-October, City staff and SGM have made considerable progress on our WEP Project, and will continue to build upon the momentum we've achieved. Budget Impacts There are no expected changes to the proposed budget. To date,the Project's expenses have been proportional to the work completed and are within the budget and work plan. The lone exception is for SGM's project management(Task 00). Currently, SGM is under budget for project management and coordination; however,the extended duration of the project may result in SGM reaching their budgeted amount prior to the completion of the project. SGM will continue the necessary project management task, and will look for additional ways to streamline the coordination process. The completed tasks of profiling