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<br />include the practicality of enforcement, applicability to new construction lawns and <br />private wells. <br /> <br />3. Per Capita Water Use: Staff is still evaluating the impact of this requirement. <br />Our current water supply plan identifies goals of 75 gallons per day (gpd) for residential <br />per capita use and 100 gpd for total per capita use. The City’s 10 year average (2005 – <br />2015) residential water use was 80.9 gpd and trending downward hitting 73 gpd in 2016. <br />Our 2010-2015 total per capita use was 91 gpd. Accordingly, meeting the 75 gpd mark is <br />very attainable with continued implementation of conservation education, lawn irrigation <br />programs, and implementation of surface water reuse where applicable. <br /> <br />While we are currently on mark, meeting the 90 gpd total per capita use is more <br />challenging because the makeup of land use can effect this greatly. The amount and type <br />of commercial and industrial land uses can have a large effect on this measurable from <br />community to community. A restaurant, hotel or manufacturer that uses water in <br />processing, will tend to drive these numbers up. <br /> <br />4. Report of Collaborative Efforts: It is still unclear what the scope of this condition <br />will be. Staff currently meets and discusses water conservation and supply issues with <br />adjacent jurisdictions routinely. Whether this is intended to be primarily an idea <br />exchange or to actually implement collaborative projects is uncertain. <br /> <br />Requested Council Direction <br /> <br />None required at this time. Staff will be meeting with DNR in February to receive a post <br />hearing update. Once the court rules on post-trial motions we may have a better <br />understanding or clarity on the conditions imposed. Joe Langel, City Attorney, has also <br />been apprised of the orders and will be consulted as we move forward. <br /> <br />Staff will provide an update at the March work session or earlier if new information <br />develops. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />1. Draft Water Appropriation Permit Amendments <br />2. DNR Groundwater Model Overview, dated November 3, 2017