2014-056 - Declaring A Level 1 Water Shortage

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WHEREAS, the current water supply conditions warrant activation of the Water Conservation Level 1 Water Shortage stage of the City's Water Conservation Ordinance, in accordance with Section 39 -107 of the City Municipal Code, to help mitigate drought impacts by implementing augmented water use restrictions in addition to the permanent measures already in place. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows that: Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference. Section 2. The City's water supply is in a Water Conservation Level 1 Water Shortage. Section 3. In addition to the permanent water conservation requirements in place, all mandatory Water Conservation Level 1 measures will be implemented as described in Section 39 -107. Specifically, the following water conservation requirements apply during a declared level 1 water shortage: A. Restrictions on watering lawn, landscape or other turf areas shall be modified to prohibit watering more often than every other day and such areas shall only be watered between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. This provision shall not apply to commercial nurseries and golf courses. B. The watering of lawn, landscape or other turf areas of commercial nurseries or golf courses shall be allowed between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. There shall be no restriction on watering utilizing reclaimed water. C. No customer shall make, cause, use or permit the use of water for any purpose in excess of ninety seven percent (97 %) of the amount used in the customer's premises during the corresponding billing period of the base year. For existing customers, the "base year" shall be measured by taking into account the prior six (6) billing periods from the effective date of this resolution. For example, for purposes of comparison, a billing period that covers the months of June -July will be compared to the closest corresponding billing cycle of the base year. For new customers, the "base year" shall be measured by taking into account the first six (6) billing periods. There shall be no restriction on the use of reclaimed.,water under this provision. P D. All leaks, breaks, or other malfunctions in the- water user's plumbing or distribution system must be repaired within seventy -two .(72) hours of notification by.'the city, ..unless other arrangements are made with the city. Resolytion No. 2014 -056 Page 2 of 4