Res 2014-048/2014 submittals to the Texas Water Development Board

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3.0 Customer Profile The City of San Marcos Water /Wastewater Utility currently provides water service to a population of 53,540 residents. The population is projected to double by 2043 and to exceed 170,000 by 2070 (Figure 1). Water service is provided to approximately 11,213 system connections. About 84% of the connections are classified as Residential users, which includes single - family homes, duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, apartment communities, and mobile home parks. The residential user class consumes about 67% of the annual water supply. The Commercial classification makes up about 12% of total connections and is comprised of service establishments such as restaurants, hotels, retail stores, and offices. Commercial users consume approximately 19% of the annual supply. Institutional users, about 2% of the customer base, include community organizations such as schools, churches, and medical facilities. Industrial accounts are those engaged in manufacturing or fabrication processes, and Governmental accounts include local, state, and federally owned facilities. In 2013 City of San Marcos water customers used an average of 124 gallons per capita per day (gpcd), with a residential gpcd of 65. Since 2001 per capita usage has ranged from 140 to 111 gallons per day, with an average use of 122 gpcd, and an average downward trend of 1 gpcd per year. 4.0 Conservation Goals The City of San Marcos has implemented numerous programs to reduce water consumption and improve efficiency. The City plans to continue development of current programs and to implement additional programs as needed, with a goal of reducing per capita usage to 116 gpcd by 2020, 114 gpcd by 2025 and 104 gpcd by 2070 (Figure 2). In order to reach these goals the City will employ a variety of water conservation measures including: • Maintain unaccounted water usage at or below 12 %; • Continue meter replacement and testing programs; • Continue system -wide leak detection programs; • Expand public information and education programs; 3