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Information on OWASA's Long-Range Water Supply Plan 18 <br /> January 29,2021 <br /> Page 12 <br /> How does OWASA plan to use its Jordan Lake allocation? <br /> While Jordan Lake shows the most promise in meeting our long-term water needs, we will still <br /> mainly rely on Cane Creek Reservoir, University Lake, and the Quarry Reservoir to meet most <br /> of our water needs. How we use the allocation will depend on which alternative is selected as <br /> our preferred alternative. Under any of the Jordan Lake alternatives, we may use our allocation <br /> proactively to prolong the use of our existing local supplies if local climatologists and weather <br /> experts are predicting regional drought. <br /> What are OWASA's next steps? (Steps 7 through 11) <br /> OWASA's next steps are as follows: <br /> • Engage the community to obtain feedback on work completed to date and proposed path <br /> forward(in process). <br /> • Develop guiding principles to evaluate the Jordan Lake alternatives against based on <br /> feedback from the community. The public is invited to participate in this process through <br /> OWASA Board meetings. <br /> • Develop a Water Conservation Plan to be included as an appendix to the LRWSP. <br /> • Perform evaluation of Jordan Lake alternatives. <br /> • Draft LRWSP and select the preferred alternative. <br /> • Engage the community to obtain feedback on the preferred alternative and draft LRWSP <br /> • Adopt the LRWSP including the Water Conservation Plan. <br /> • Pursue selected alternative(s) and conservation strategies to increase our water supply <br /> resiliency. <br />