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<br />permit conditions for the Two Forks project. On November 23, 1990, EPA Headqmirters issued <br />a Final Determination vetoing the 1.1 MAF Two Forks Dam and Reservoir, and the downsized <br />reservoirs. EP A determined that the discharge of dredged or fill material in connection with <br />each of the Two Forks water supply projects would result in an unacceptable adverse affect on <br />fishery and recreational areas. Some member agencies of the Metropolitan Water Providers had <br />initiated litigation to overturn the EPA veto of the Two Forks Permit and to seek issuance of a <br />permit. The City of Arvada is not participating in the litigation, nor is the Denver Board of <br />Water Commissioners, among others. <br /> <br />Clearly, the proposed Two Forks project illustrates the difficulties, uncertainties, and high costs <br />of developing new water supplies in the future. Without water from this project and/or other <br />projects, Arvada cannot grow to buildout in accordance with its Comprehensive Plan. An <br />attractive means to supplement or stretch our existing water supplies is to reduce our per capita <br />water usage through conservation. However, the reliability of a permanent reduction in per <br />capita use from conservation is uncertain, but the City of Arvada is willing to put conservation <br />to the test. <br /> <br />Conservation Goals <br /> <br />The goals for Arvada's water conservation program are: <br /> <br />1. Achieve cost effective, reliable and permanent reduction in per capita water demand. <br />for the City from the implementation of specific conservation measures. The <br />projected reduction in water demand for the City upon full implementation of the <br />proposed water conservation program is 2,410 acre-feet per year at buildout of the <br />City in accordance with the land use element of the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />2. Maintain or improve Arvada's quality of life as implementation of the conservation <br />program continues. <br /> <br />Conservation Policies <br /> <br />Water conservation will be an integral part of water management planning fOI Arvada. The <br />value of water conservation as a component of supply or demand reduction will be evaluate<! on <br />the same economic basis as the development of any other water supply, such as surface water, <br />groundwater, or reclaimed wastewater, including the firm annual yield and timing of need. <br /> <br />The City chooses not to supply water to a population greater than it can reasonably expect to <br />serve in the design drought period that has the probability of occurring at least once in 100 <br />years. The water supply and demand data base will be updated periodically to determine the <br />maximum level of development that the City's water supply can support. The supply and <br />demand model will be routed through a period of 35 years in which historical weather and <br />stream flow records correspond to the period of record for 1950 through 1985. This design <br />drought is equal to the severest drought on record which occurred in 1953 to 1956. <br /> <br />-2- <br />