Case Study
El Dorado County (CA) Water Agency Demand Forecast
El Dorado County (CA) Water Agency Demand Forecast Client: El Dorado County Water Agency Location: Placerville, CA As a subconsultant, Hazen and Sawyer developed long-term water demand projections for El Dorado County Water Agency (Agency) to support multiple water supply planning e orts. The forecast estimated future water needs for the West Slope region of El Dorado County (west of the Sierra Nevada ridgeline and excluding areas within the Lake Tahoe basin) under a scenario of complete acreage build-out according to land use designations.El Dorado County is an Agritourism destination. Agricultural components of the Agency forecast addressed a wide range of crop types critical to that capacity, from pastureland to forestry to fruits, nuts, and wine. M&I demand intensity models were develo