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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i I <br />I <br /> <br />Recent use records indicate a Towaoc water use rate averaging only 94 gpcd, <br />which is abnonnally low for western towns. Many factors influence usage <br />rates, such as land use and climate. Towaoc currently has relatively little <br />landscaping or lawns to require substantial outside irrigation. It is <br />expected that outside irrigation in Towaoc will increase as an additional finn <br />water supply becomes available. Consequently, designing on the basis of the <br />present 94 gpcd is not advisable. Therefore, average usages for other <br />muni ci pal i ti es have been i nvesti gated in an attempt to detenni ne an <br />appropriate usage for design. <br /> <br />A study by Hughes and Gross (1979) for municipalities in the State of Utah <br />(some of which have climates similar to that of Towaoc) proposed methodologies <br />for estimating average demands for towns having different degrees of outside <br />water usage. Their study estimates that for a town having very small <br />landscaped areas, the average demand would be approximately 74 gpcd less than <br />a town having a moderate amount of landscaping. If it is assummed that Towaoc <br />currently fits into the very small 1 andscaped area category, but eventually <br />wi 11 change to a moderate amount of 1 and scapi ng, the future average usage <br />could climb by 74 gpcd, thus reaching 168 gpcd. <br /> <br />Considering the various recommendations presented above, an average usage rate <br />of 200 gpcd has been adopte>! for use in annual water demand projections for <br />thi s study. <br /> <br />Figure 2.2 illustrates how the total annual water demand will rise with time <br />for the two population growth rates examine>!. In this figure, it has been <br />assumed that the increase in the average annual use rate from the present <br />94 gpcd to 200 gpcd will occur unifonnly over the next twenty-three years (to <br />year 201 0). Usi ng these assumed usage rates and al so assumi ng that Towaoc <br />grows at an average annual rate of between one and two percent, Fi gure 2.2 <br />shows that the 1,000 af allocation will provide the Town of Towaoc with an <br />adequate municipal supply until some time between year 2047 and 2110. <br /> <br />2-5 <br /> <br />1059c <br />