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StstvnwTt of John S. Cro««man 

 Ea«urn Municipal Vfatar District 

 NommlMr 0, 1993 

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not eaten directly by humans. 



Population projections for the Distrlofs service area, indcate oontinued growth tor the 

 toresaeable future although not at the rates experienced in the late ISSCTs. Two recently 

 developed growth scenarios are Indicated t>elow. 



Proiflctlon 



1900 



1996 



2000 



200S 



Option 1 (l-ow) 



305JOO 



377,600 



4481800 



533.500 



Option 2 (Modarste) 



340.300 



46S.400 



009,430 



815.550 



To meet the projected water and sewer demands for this projected growth, EMWD Is In the third 

 year oi a 20-year capital improvement program, i.e, 1990 to the year 2010. Over the next 5 

 years, ttus will involve mora than 250 protects and system Improvements at a esdmatad cost of 

 $600 million. Because of the uncertainty of imported water both in the terms of cost and 

 availabiDty, EMWD's Board of Directors has made the devetopment, management, and protection 

 of local water siqsplles the Diatricf s highest priority. Stated another way, EMWO has made water 

 conservation, redaunertion of treated wastewater, auid groundwater resources management its 

 highest priority. These efforts have resulted in local water projects that are considered at the 

 'cutting edge' of reeponsible reeouces management Representative projects include: 



