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<br />Figure 4: City of San Marcos gallons per capita per day (GPCD) goals. <br /> <br />140 <br /> <br /> <br />~ 135 <br />co <br />c <br /> <br /> <br />- GPCD Goal <br />. Actual GPCD <br /> <br />.... <br />Cb <br />C. <br />co 130 <br />:!::: <br />c. <br />co <br />U <br /> <br />.... <br />Cb 125 <br />c.. <br />(/) . <br />c <br />0 <br />co <br />C) 120 <br /> . <br /> 115 <br /> 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045 2050 <br /> Year <br /> <br />4.0 Conservation Goals <br /> <br />The City of San Marcos has implemented numerous programs to reduce water <br />consumption and improve efficiency. The City plans to continue development of current <br />programs and to implement additional programs as needed, with a goal of reducing per capita <br />usage by 10% to 123 gallons per person per day by 2045 (Figure 4). The five and ten year goals <br />are to reduce to 133 gpcd by 2010 and to 131 gpcd by 2015. <br />In order to reach these goals the City will employ a variety of water conservation <br />measures including: <br />. Maintain unaccounted water usage at or below 15%; <br />. Continue ten year meter replacement program; <br />. Continue annual meter testing and replacement program for large meters; <br />. Continue four year system-wide leak detection program; <br />. Adopt and implement seasonal water rates for high water users; <br />. Expand public information and school education programs; <br />. Acquire additional water conservation staff as needed; <br /> <br />5 <br />