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LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER Water Supply Profile <br />Average annual water use by permitted users between 2003 and 2012, in key water use <br />categories: <br />Annual water use (million gal./day) <br />120 <br />100 <br />80 <br />60 <br />40 <br />20 <br />0 <br />Industrial/Commercial Municipal <br />Irrigation Other <br />QUAT <br />Water Level Maintenance <br />TCW ■ PDCJ I OTHER ■ MTSH <br />Available options to meet water demand: <br />1. Conservation <br />2.Groundwater sources <br />3. Stormwater reuse <br />4.Surface water sources <br />5. Enhanced recharge <br />6. Reclaimed wasterwater <br />SW <br />The following should to be addressed as water plans are updated: <br />• Potential for water use conflicts and well interference <br />- Due to the pervasiveness of private wells in the metro area, there exists a potential water use <br />conflict and well interference of all appropriators <br />• Potential for significant decline in aquifer water levels <br />- A nearby DNR observation well documents a declining trend in aquifer water levels <br />WATER SUPPLY PROFILES <br />WATER SUPPLY MASTER <br />PLAN- Draft June 2015 <br />2020 <br />2030 <br />2040 <br />Population Served <br />1;346:210 <br />1,444 481 <br />1534:551 <br />(Total Population <br />1;217,804 <br />1,305 902 <br />1;380:900 <br />Projected Average Daily Water Use (Million <br />149 <br />157 <br />165 <br />'Total Per Capita Water Use <br />(Gal./Person/Day) <br />116 <br />116 <br />116 <br />Total Per Capita Water Use: Assuming Total <br />Water Use Remains at 2011 Levels <br />114 <br />102 <br />9.3 <br />SW <br />The following should to be addressed as water plans are updated: <br />• Potential for water use conflicts and well interference <br />- Due to the pervasiveness of private wells in the metro area, there exists a potential water use <br />conflict and well interference of all appropriators <br />• Potential for significant decline in aquifer water levels <br />- A nearby DNR observation well documents a declining trend in aquifer water levels <br />WATER SUPPLY PROFILES <br />WATER SUPPLY MASTER <br />PLAN- Draft June 2015 <br />