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<br />STEP 'lW): OPI'IONS FOR DEALING WI'IH A WATER SHORl'AGE <br /> <br />OBJECI'IVE <br /> <br />'Ihis step involves: <br /> <br />o clarification of a utility's water resource policies; <br /> <br />o review and evaluation of a variety of conseJ:Vation and supply <br />augmentation options; and <br /> <br />o selection of a course of action. <br /> <br />A financial program for inplementirq your chosen course of action will be <br />developed in step 3. At that time, you should review your course of action <br />one more time to assure yourself that all of its elements can be paid for. <br /> <br />Options <br /> <br />In general, options for dealing with a water shortage fall into two <br />categories: <br /> <br />o conservation; and <br /> <br />o augmentation of available supplies (for example, more efficient utility <br />operations, or new supply development through new wells or interties <br />with other systems). <br /> <br />'Ihe questions that must be answered in this section are, "How much of my <br />potential deficit can I make up in conservation, and how much should I make <br />up by augmenting supplies?" <br /> <br />How to combine conservation and supply augmentation is a decision best made <br />by a utility because it is in the best position to gather and evaluate all <br />of the infornation relevant to this choice. Although WSRP priorities are <br />established by utilities, the Drinking Water section recommends that all <br />wasted water within a system be eliminated. 'Ihis involves activities such <br />as leak detection and repair within distribution and transmission lines, <br />as well as a public infornation campaign to encourage home leak repair and <br />wise water use. <br /> <br />PIAN o)NTENT <br /> <br />A. utility Water Resource Policies <br /> <br />Before considerirq which options to choose, a utility should take this <br />opportunity to examine its policies regarding long-term resource management, <br />water shortages, conservation, water supply augmentation, and rate <br />adjustments. Clarification of policies at this time will facilitate the <br />selection of a course of action. For example, if a utility has a policy of <br />not raising water rates, not only will its funding sources for conservation <br />or supply augmentation be more liInited, but it will not be able to use rates <br />as a conservation tool. Clarification of policies also enables a utility <br /> <br />14 <br />