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20 <br />increased from 825 in FY 05 to 901 by FY 09, before decreasing to 832 in FY 10.. <br />Indeed, water usage also slightly decreased in FY 10, as compared to FY 09. <br />Water usage per square foot of occupied space has decreased significantly <br />during the same time period, reaching 16.5 gallons/ sq. ft. in FY 10 or 18% less <br />than FY 05 figure (figure 9). The decrease in water usage per sq. ft merely <br />reflects the fact the while the County's occupied sq. ft. has increased significantly <br />over the last 6 fiscal years, the County's staffing level has not. <br />Figure 8: Water Usage (Gallons) by Fiscal Year <br />10,000,000 <br />s,ooo,ooo <br />s,ooo,ooo <br />7,000,000 <br />~, s,ooo,ooo <br />° 5,000,000 <br />m <br />~ 4,000,000 <br />3,000,000 <br />2,000,000 <br />1,000,000 <br />30.0 <br />25.0 <br />20.0 <br />a <br />uJ <br />w 15.0 <br />c <br />0 <br />a 10.0 <br />Lt <br />5.0 <br />0.0 <br />i <br />7,622,fioo <br />1'05 (Base Year) FY 06 FY07 FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 <br />FscalYears <br />Figure 9: Water Usage (Gallons)/Occupied SQ. FT. <br />23.5 <br /> 20.0 ~ 20 <br />0 <br /> . <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> _-_ _ T <br />FY 05 (Base Year) FY 06 FY 07- FY 08 FY 09 FY 10 <br />Fiscal Years <br />Table 5: Water Usage (Gallons) and Usage per Sq. FT. <br />17 <br />