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<br />installation of the meters that we are speaking of. The'89,000 people: <br />who are not metered now are people. who have .been on this system prior <br />to 1956. All the customers since 1956 have been metered. The cost of <br />this metering program would be offset by the state's $5 million that <br />we are talking about here,: the federaL participation, the financing, <br />grants or:whatever, and our own participation in that program.' : <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: Now, that still doesn't answer me.. :For the people who <br />are not .metered, are you-going to say that-you are-going to put in a <br />meter free for every one of those that are behind 1956? <br /> <br />MR. OGILVIE: We expect to work out a reasonable program: of <br />participation on the part of those who are not: metered so that they'are <br />participating in the cost, and that will be part of the money: that is <br />provided by the Denver Water: Department, thr04gh a long-term financing <br />project, to the customers that we have., some of which are not metered: <br />and some of which are metered. The ones who are not metered probably : <br />would have an additional assessment over this.long~term period whereby <br />maybe they would provide for. the cost of the meter. which is' a very: <br />insignificant item. There may be some additional cost added to that. <br />In. addition, we would spread an element of cost throughout our entire <br />customer base, .some one million people 'whom we are serving: in the <br />metropolitan' area right now, and include in our structure of charges <br />for water service an element that relates to the water we. are saving. <br />AJ3 a result of saving water, we are providing supplemental water, <br />stretching our water supply, and it is reasonable to expect the entire <br />base to pay as well as some of the others. <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: How much is Denver going to put into this? <br /> <br />MR. OGILVIE:. I can't answer that question at the present time, Bob. <br />We will have to put in a substantial amount, because between the <br />$5 million we are talking about here and the roughly $30 million <br />estimate, we would surely like to get $10 million out of the federal <br />participation. I am throwing that figure out as a rough~figure right <br />now. That would put Denver in the category of about $15.million.if <br />it's a $30 million cost. <br /> <br />MR. FETCHER:' Jim, you mentioned an: annual saving of 17,OOO.acre-feet. <br />How does that relate to a percentage. of savings over what these': <br />customers are presently,using? : Do you have some figure in mind? <br /> <br />MR. OGILVIE: That is about an 8: percent saving over what <br />not what those customers are using, at the present time. <br />an 8 percent saving of our ,total water use. <br /> <br />we are using, <br />That would be <br /> <br />MR. FETCHER: Do you have a figure on what .those customers are using? <br /> <br />-8- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />