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2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN in Metropolitan needing to implement its WSAP to preserve dry -year storage and curtail demands (Metropolitan, 2015 Draft UWMP, March 2016). 5.2.3 City of Santa Ana The City's Water Conservation Ordinance No. NS -2877 was passed by the City on May 19, 2015. The purpose of the Water Conservation Ordinance is to encourage reduced water consumption within the City through conservation, enable effective water supply planning, assure reasonable and beneficial use of water, prevent waste of water, and maximize the efficient use of water within the City. It provides procedures, rules, and regulations for mandatory water conservation that gain results while minimizing the effect of a water shortage on the City's water customers. The City is fully dependent on Metropolitan and OCWD for its water supply. Confirmation of an extended water shortage emergency would generally be received from one or both of these agencies. An actual shortage does not have to exist; merely the threat of a shortage is sufficient cause to impose sanctions. When a water shortage appears imminent, the City Manager notifies the City Council and recommends holding a public hearing for the purpose of determining whether a water shortage emergency exists. If the City Council determines that a water shortage exists, it then makes the decision as to the appropriate phase of the Ordinance to implement. There: are three Water Shortage Stages that the City can implement. A summary of the stages of water shortage is displayed in Table 5 -1 (Santa Ana, City Ordinance No. NS -2877, May 2015). The City does not have a set percent supply reduction for each stage but will determine the percent reduction as it enters into each stage. Table 5 -1: Stages of Water Shortage Contingency Plan A Phase 1 Water Shortage applies during times of 1 Up to 10% regional drought when, in the spirit of cooperation, the City desires to assist in overall water conservation and water consumption reduction A Phase 2 Water Shortage applies during times of 2 U to 20% regional drought when, in the spirit of cooperation, the P City desires to assist in overall water conservation and water consumption reduction A Phase 3 Water Shortage Emergency applies during 3 Up to 50% times of regional drought when, in the spirit of cooperation, the City desires to assist in overall water conservation and water consumption reduction NOTES: aroadls.com 75E -65 5 -4