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12. What is the rush? Aside from the permit extension request that is currently being updated by EWEB where we need to show reasonable progress towards certification, the City of Veneta needs to determine – by July 13, 2010 - what course of action it can take. Last week, Veneta received a draft “Intent to Award” letter from the U.S. Rural Development Service. Unfortunately, the award is for only $2.6 million in grant funds, which will require Veneta to take out a $13 million loan package from the agency. Rural Development has set a deadline of July 13, 2010 for Veneta to determine if they will accept the funding package. 13. On the graph EWEB created entitled "Securing EWEB Water Rights" it shows that we will not hit the ~105 mgd until sometime past 2050. As to amount of usage shown on the table - how were those amounts derived? The projection EWEB used is based on the following:  Water loss increase from the current 7% to 10% (the State goal under Water Management & Conservation Plans) because an increase in water loss from aging infrastructure.  Industrial growth of 5 mgd between now and year 2050.  Conservation reductions (5% reduction in per capita maximum daily demands) by 2040.  Population Projections for City of Eugene. Currently, EWEB serves approximately 180,500 people in and outside the city, with approximately 23,400 people outside the City limits (two water districts, Willamette Water Company, and customers of dissolved water districts that have boundaries outside city limits). The projection in the graph assumes that by 2030, population within the City of Eugene is to grow to approximately 197,500 and assumes the same 23,400 number for existing customers outside City Limits by 2030. Beyond 2030, EWEB assumed the same growth rate as in the previous years out to year 2050. EWEB acknowledges that while there are too many variables in the determination of water use to predict exactly when we will reach the ability to partially certificate the third water right, EWEB is trying to plan responsively around projected water needs and incorporate the future planning framework into their projections. The potential water sale to Veneta and other wholesale water customers represent one option to plan for future water needs and to show a need for water – and that we will put the water in the third water right to beneficial use within reasonable timeframes. 4