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the city. Implicit within that attitude are deliberately chosen trade-offs between preserving the existing quality of life for current residents and allowing growth and economic development to extend that quality of life to more people. The policies presented here are either taken from the Master Plan or based on positions taken by the City Council which specifically deal with the Water and Wastewater system. Taken as a whole, these policy statements represent the City's strëJ.tegy to develop a sound, reliable utility system for the least cost to the San Marcos citizens. WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Goal: To provide the citizens of San Marcos with an adequate, safe, and sanitary supply of water with adequate water pressure to serve the continued population and industrial growth in the City. Objective 1: To provide an adequate, safe, reliable, and sanitary supply of high quality water in sufficient quantities to serve the City of San Marcos in the year 2000. Policy 1-1: The City will monitor its growth a'nd population curve, and provide additional well capacity in advance of the demand in such increments as are necessary to provide an increase of 10,000,000 gallons of water per day by the population level of 46,033 (approximate year 2000). Policy 1-2: The City shall begin to develop alternative sources of water, including surface water, well ln advance of the Edwards Aquifer becoming inadequate for the needs of the City. Objective 2: To make the existing distribution system adequate within the next five years. Policy 2-1: Additional approach mains will be added in the next five years to provide adequate capacity to areas such as the Gary Job Corps Center. Policy 2-2: The City will replace all two-inch lines in the distribution system within the next five years.