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<br />II . I ,. - <br /> <br />I <br />result of the signifiC3nt. growth occurring in the Redwood Shores area. RWC ¡snow <br />nearing build-out, with less land available for new development aowever, RWC' s <br />Community Developrt¡ent. Services Deplll'tnìent ~eçts signiflcallt inœeases in multiple- <br />famìJy housing viaredevi\llópmCi1t in the downtoWil area and new projectse$t of <br />Highway 101. From 2000102020, RWC expects a 63.3pereenl increa.!¡c in multiple- <br />family dwelling u¡úts. This compares with only a 1.9 percent increase in single-famíl y <br />units Qver the same period. <br />The water use forecasts are based on normal 1oea1 weather conditions. Actual future <br />water use will vary with abnonnal temperature and rainfall, but this evaluation suggests <br />that annual watet demand only varies by t/- 2peroentbe<:ause of local weather. This <br />stabilítyis largely a result ofstabìlity in local temperatures on 1111 annual basis. Swings in <br />water demand are much more impacted by pereeptiQDS o{water supply drought in the <br />Hetch.He!Chy water system, such as IhQse experienced in 1976/77 and 199 I. <br />This evaluation also explores the issue of water use intensification. Rapid increases in <br />real estate prices and rents can cause some water use cusrome!$10 use ex1Stmg space <br />more intensively (e.g., more persons per square foOl). Over ] 997 10 2000, analysis shows <br />R WC bas experienced sQlllc water use intensification. However, it is difficult 10 predict <br />the future trend ofinl!:nsifj<:ation. acnae, the fortlCàStSgenerated here assume that the <br />intensij!cation levels experienced in 2000 will remain constant over our 20-year planning <br />hori~on. <br /> Exhibit]. Base Water Use Forecast <br /> ".m <br /> ".'" <br />~ <br />t <br />; <br />J co..."' <br />! <br /> ','" <br /> ..... <br /> 0.'" .'.'.' <br /> "... <br /> "" "" .... ,... .." '... ,... ,... "" ",. ".. ",os <br /> Page 2 <br />