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0 <br />Water Conservation Goals for Estimation of Potential <br />Reduction in Per Capita Water Use through the Year 2050 <br />The following tables were derived from data accumulated in the Utility Survey <br />performed for the City 'of Paris water system. The Utility Survey form and instructions <br />were provided by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) for <br />municipal water conservation planning through the year 2050. <br />The conservation measures establish a bottom range or "most likely" real world <br />potential conservation scenario and an upper range or "advanced" scenario that assumes <br />ideal situations representing a maximum achievable conservation savings. A range of <br />potential savings is determined for each of the following conservation measures: <br />1. Reducing unaccounted -for water uses; <br />2. Reducing indoor water use due to water - conserving plumbing fixtures; <br />3. Reducing seasonal water use; <br />4. Reducing water use through public education programs; <br />S. Reducing dry-year irrigation water use. <br />I. Reducing Unaccounted -for Water Uses: <br />The TNRCC considers unaccounted -for water uses (loss) of 15% or less acceptable <br />for communities serving over 5,000 people. Losses above 15% provide a conservation <br />potential with greater losses providing a greater potential. The bottom of the range for <br />technical potential savings is zero. Calculation of the top of the range is determined by the <br />following table: <br />Unaccounted -for uses = 15.9% <br />Dry-year per capita water use = 208.1 gallons per capita per day (gpcd) <br />Potential for reduction in unaccounted -for use = <br />(208.1 gpcd X 15.9 %) - (208.1 gpcd X 15 %) = 33.09 - 31.22 = 1.87 gpcd <br />Technical Potential Savings Range = 0 to 1.87 <br />6 <br />