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11 10 million gallons per day (MGD) and the increase in flow is estimated to be 1.0 MGD at the end of the year 2000, then only ten percent of the estimated cost of construction would be included in the impact fee calculation. A tabulation of the maximum number of Service Units that could be expected for the various land use categories was prepared by the Public Works Department (see page 12). This tabulation, when compared to the projected population increase, revealed that an increase in service demand of approximately forty percent could be expected by the end of the ten year period. The closer a particular project comes toward actually being built, the more accurate the cost of the project can be projected. Factors which affect construction costs include current market forces, terrain, soil/rock conditions, size of the project and the availability of land" Several projects listed in both the water and wastewater utility plans are relatively far along in the process of design and, therefore, provides more accurate projections of construction cost than others. An evaluation of the costs associated with upgrading the treatment level of the wastewater treatment plant was included in the Wastewater System Master Plan. It would be unreasonable to assume that the permit renewal for the plant will not require a treatment level of at least 10/15 instead of the current 20/20. While the projected costs for the plant expansion reflect the anticipated higher level of treatment, it does not include costs for nutrient removal. Should the permit renewal require such additional treatment, the impact fee calculations should be revised to reflect a higher construction cost.