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Mr. A. C. Gonzalez January 26, 1984 City of San Marcos Page 2 to 18,000, or 14 percent for growth through 1987 and 86 percent for growth beyond 1987. The total cost for these improvements is $2,474,850. The second category of improvements is the water line extensions which were proposed in the report, mainly to serve new growth. These lines are shown on the accompanying map as red lines without highlighting. The cost of these lines was distributed between the two future growth periods according to population projections, as outlined above. None of this cost was allocated to existing users. The total cost for these lines is estimated to be $4,019,650. It would be feasible to exclude this category from the capital recovery fee and assess charges for these lines as they are required for growth, utilizing the prevailing extension policy. If this cost is excluded, the capital recovery fee would be much lower, as shown in Table 1, but the overall cost to developers would likely be the same or greater. The third category contains the improvements to wells, pumping stations, and storage. Since the users benefiting from these improvements varied according to the individual facility, these costs were considered individually. The breakdown for the new well was based on water supply needs. For 1983, the recommended water supply was 10.16 MGD, 0.80 MGD more than the current supply. To meet the supply needs for 1987, an additional 1.11 MGD will be required. The recommended 4.0 MGD well would provide for 2.09 MGD of reserve capacity beyond the 1987 requirements. Based on the ratios 0.80 to 4.00, 1.11 to 4.00, and 2.09 to 4.00, the well cost was allocated as follows: 20 percent to existing development, 28 percent to new development through 1987, and 52 percent to new development beyond 1987. The pumping station improvements were designed only to meet the 1987 pumping needs. Of the 7.5 MGD increase in capacity proposed, 5.72 MGD, or 76 percent is needed to provide the recommended capacity for 1983. The remaining 1.78 MGD capacity will be slightly more than the required capaci ty for 1987. The Frankl in St. Pump Stati on is primarily needed for future growth, and represents about 24 percent of the cost for pumping improvements. It has therefore been allocated to future growth through 1987, with the remaining pumping improvement costs allocated to existing development. The storage provided by the recommended improvements is substantially greater than the 1987 requirement. For ground storage the 1983 and 1987 requirements are 3.38 MG and 3.64 MG, respectively. With a current capacity of 3.18 MG, there is an existing need for 0.2 MG, with an additional 0.26 MG required by 1987. The recommended addition of 2.0 MG of ground storage will provide a surplus of 1.54 MG. Based on these storage requirements, 10 percent of the ground storage costs have been assigned to existing development, 15 percent assigned to new development through 1987, and 75 percent remaining for growth beyond 1987.