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Mayer: If we just take the existing zoned and annexed residential land, I come up with about 750 acre ft. That's for 1,300 multi-family at an average 70% yield of single family. Then, the 600 additional single family units yields about 750 acre ft. Then, if you just look at C.T.C. and Homart, that's approximately another 2,500 acre ft. So, between just those three (3) entities, which I don't think includes everything we have, you're over 3,200 acre ft. in terms of demand. Phare: In the numbers here, you look at the undeveloped, unirrigated acreage, that's a fairly high acreage. Not all of our open space is unirrigated. A lot of what comes in with subdivisions and developments is irrigated open space, as far as playgrounds, or common entryway, etc. I don't think we're being overly optimistic here or conservative. Mayer: Do you know how much a developed park per acre requires? Phare stated that it was around 3 ft. of water per year, depending on the natural participation, soil conditions, etc. Hornbostel: From the Capital Improvements Water Fund, you're saying that we wouldn't have to go into debt to do the 4 c.f.s.? Then, we would have enough left over that, if we needed to acquire water from other additional water, say from C.B.T. or Windy Gap, that we (INAUDIBLE). Looking here in terms of total resources and you need cash balance, we're looking here in 1995, $2.1 million. I can't imagine that, if you're going to make a major water purchase, $2.1 is going to be enough. Does that mean that we have to grow in order to be able to .... ? Once you start on this path, it looks to me like it snowballs. Once we get to a certain point, like when you get into 1994, 6