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<br />$1.82 per 1 ,000 gallons for 14 to 19,000 gallons <br />$2.28 per 1,000 gallons for 20 to 25,000 gallons <br />$2.95 per 1,000 gallons for greater than 25,000 gallons. <br /> <br />The revised conservation rates were: <br /> <br />$1.52 per 1,000 gallons for 0 to 5,000 gallons <br />$2.10 per 1,000 gallons for 6 to 14,000 gallons <br />$3.30 per 1,000 9allons for 15 to 25,000 gallons <br />$4.61 per 1,000 gallons for greater than 25,000 gallons. <br /> <br />These revised conservation rates resulted in a significant number of customers <br />experiencing water bills in excess of $100 per month in the summer of 1993. <br />Over 2,000 phone calls were received in protest of the unacceptably high water <br />bills caused by the new rates and as a result, the rate structure was modified to: <br /> <br />$1.52 per 1,000 gallons for 0 to 4,000 gallons <br />$2.38 per 1,000 gallons for 5 to 25,000 gallons <br />$3.96 per 1,000 gallons for greater than 25,000 gallons. <br /> <br />IV. GOALS <br /> <br />In 1984, the City conducted a comprehensive analysis of projected future water <br />demands for buildout of the City. Ultimate water demand, based on then current <br />water demand characteristics and zoning, was estimated at 36,000 acre-feet <br />(AF) per year. Westminster's existing water supplies produce a firm annual <br />yield of 25,000 AFper year and thus there is a difference of 11,000 AF between <br />existing supply and future demand. <br /> <br />The cost to acquire high quality new sources of drinking water supply is <br />approxima_tely _$8,000 per AF and there is a very limited availability of new water <br />sources. It is estimated that future wa1er costs may average $10,000 per AF as <br />competition for this scarce resource increases. In addition, it will be very difficult <br />to find new sources. <br /> <br />A goal of the City is to reduce the future estimated annual demand by at least <br />4,000 AF (32,000 AF total ultimate demand) and provide a minimum of 1,000 AF <br />of future demand from non-potable water sources such as reclaimed water or <br />untreated canal water. These measures, if successful, would reduce the City's <br />need for new drinking water supplies from 11,000 AF to 6,000 AF and possibly <br />lower if additional reclaimed water users are added. <br /> <br />I,. <br /> <br />6 <br />