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7/f- the San Marcos system for emergencies, and in cases when the University's system is inadequate or inoperable. The City also supplies some fIre protection to the Southwest Texas State University Campus, and has a contract with the Elim Water Supply Corporation to supply Elim WSC with water during emergencies. The City provides retail water and wastewater services to customers 'within its northern service area. This \Vater Conservation and Emergency \Vater Demand Management Plan will apply to the City's retail and emergency cust.omers, and if the City contracts to sell water to other utilities, such contracts will require that the respective customer utilities have a Texas Water Development Board or Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission approved Water Conservation and Emergency Water Demand Management Plan, or in the absence of an approved plan to comply with the San Marcos Plan. . ' In 1995, the estimated population served by the San Marcos Public Water System is about 43,000, of which 32,000 are pennanent residents, 8,000 are Southv/est Texas State University students who reside in the city during the school yea! - (mid-August through mid- May), and 3,000 are Gary Job Corps students and faculty. ' The projected population of the i service area, in 2045 is 93,400 of which 77,000 are pennanent residents, 13,000 are Southwest Texas State University students who will reside in the City during the school year, and 3,000 are Gary Job Corps students and faculty. 3.0 \VATER CONSERVATION GOALS The City of San Marcos will continue existing water conservation policies and increase its emphasis on water conservation measures in order to reduce by the year 2010, dry year capita water use by 15 percent from 210 gallons per person per day to 178 gallons per person per day. These efforts are required in order to ensure existing supplies will be sufficient to meet the needs of the City as its population increases (see Appendix A, Utility Survey, page 9). The specifIc water conservation goals are as follows: . Continue the distribution of water conservation infonnation to the citizens of San Marcos; . Continue the present incentive (rebates) program to encourage the replacement of plumbing fIxtures with low flush commodes and low flow shower heads in residences and commercial establishments; . Continue demonstration and publicity of xeriscape landscaping and the use of native plants and grasses to reduce la\'ln water demands; ., .)