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result of the significant growth occurring in the Redwood Shores area. RWC is now <br />nearing build-out, with less land available for new development. However, RWC's <br />Community Development Services Department expects significant increases in multiple- <br />family housing via redevelopment in the downtown area and new projects east of <br />Highway 101. From 2000 to 2020, RWC expects a 63.3 percent increase in multiple- <br />family dwelling units. This compares with only a 1.9 percent increase in single-family <br />units over the same period. <br /> <br />The water use forecasts are based on normal local weather conditions. Actual future <br />water use will vary with abnormal temperature and rainfall, but this evaluation suggests <br />that annual water demand only varies by +/- 2 percent because of local weather. This <br />stability is largely a result of stability in local temperatures on an annual basis. Swings in <br />water demand are much more impacted by perceptions of water supply drought in the <br />Hetch Hetchy water system, such as those experienced in 1976/77 and 1991. <br /> <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 customers to use existing space <br />more intensively (e.g., more persons per square foot). Over 1997 to 2000, analysis shows <br />RWC has experienced some water use intensification. However, it is difficult to predict <br />the future trend of intensification. Hence, the forecasts generated here assume that the <br />intensification levels experienced in 2000 will remain constant over our 20-year planning <br />horizon. <br /> <br /> Exhibit 2. Base Water Use Forecast <br /> 1 fl,O00 <br /> <br /> ~ ~/ <br /> ? <br /> <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />