Appendix H. DROUGHT STAGE RESTRICTIONS CHART

Trigger (No changes in 2011)	Stage 1: Conservation (voluntary)	Stage 2: Water Warning	Stage 3: Water Emergency	Stage 4: Water Crisis	Stage 5: Emergency Water Shortage
General	Auto: 5/15 to 9/30	unable to maintain storage adequate for public health/safety	unable to maintain storage adequate for public health/safety	unable to maintain storage adequate for public health/safety	System-based Emergency Conditions
DWU request - contract	X	X	X	X
Demand > 90% of sources for 7 consecutive days	X	Demand > 100% of combined sources for 5 consecutive days	X	X
short-term deficiency due to failure or damage	X	X	X	X	X
supply contaminated	X	X	X	X	X
Director determines - due to reduced supply or drought	X	X	X	X	X

 

 

Requirements	Stage 1: Conservation (voluntary)	Stage 2: Water Warning	Stage 3: Water Emergency	Stage 4: Water Crisis	Stage 5: Emergency Water Shortage
Irrigation: system or sprinkler	2 X week - VOL	2 x week	1 x week; Tues./Wed. for Ind/Comm./Multi-family; Sat./Sun. for Residential	All irrigation prohibited	prohibited
10a.m. to 6p.m. irrigation	April 1 — Oct 31	continuous	continuous	continuous	continuous
Car Wash - Home	reduce	watering days only; positive shutoff nozzle; no fund raisers	watering days only; positive shutoff nozzle; no fund raisers	prohibited	prohibited
Car Wash - Commercial	reduce city use	encourage reduction; city will reduce	any day/ halt for city - with exception for public health, safety or welfare	prohibited except for public healthy, safety or welfare	director determines
Foundation Watering	Up to 2 hours on designated watering days	Up to 2 hours on designated watering days; drip, soaker or hand-held only	Up to 2 hours on designated watering days; drip, soaker or hand-held only	2 hours 1 x week; drip, soaker or hand-held only	prohibited
Hand-Held Hose Watering	rec. for landscape	Use for foundations, new plantings and trees; prohibited 10 - 6	foundations, new plantings and trees; prohibited 10 - 6	foundations, new plantings and trees 1 x week only; prohibited 10 - 6	prohibited
soaker hose, bucket or drip syst.	rec. for landscape	Use for foundations, new plantings and trees	recommended for foundations and trees; prohibited 10 - 6	recommended for foundations and trees; prohibited 10 - 6	prohibited
conserve - no non-essential use	request	reduce recreational use; ensure no waste/runoff	prohibit recreational and other non-essential uses; city spray park use reduced	prohibit recreational and other non-essential uses	all water use beyond public health and safety is prohibited
Nursery Irrigation	Encourage careful watering practices	plant stock any day	plant stock any day	plant stock 2 x week	prohibited
Public Garden/Park Irrigation	2 x week recommended	2 x week	1 x week	prohibited	prohibited
Golf Course Fairway Irrigation	recommend 2 x week	2 x week	1 x week	prohibited	prohibited
Golf Course Tees	any day	any day; recommend reduction	2 x week	prohibited	prohibited
Athletic Field Irrigation	recommend 2 x week; meet league standards	2 x week; meets health/safety standards	2 x week; meets health/safety standards	prohibited	prohibited
Filling Pools, Hot Tubs	Curtail filling except for maintenance/repair	Prohibited except new construction/repair & top off	Prohibited except repair and top off	Prohibited except repair and top off; no new pools	prohibited
Ornamental Fountain	recommend reducing use	prohibited except aquatic life or recirculated water	prohibited except aquatic life or recirculated water; reduce for city	prohibited except aquatic life or recirculated water; halt for city	prohibited
Repair Known Leaks	Intensify efforts	in reasonable time; use NOV warning for private leaks	in reasonable time - NOV then re-check at 2 weeks	in reasonable time - NOV then re-check at 2 weeks	heightened communication effort
New Landscaping		recommend delaying installation	recommend delaying installation	recommend delaying installation	prohibited
Cool season grass overseeding		Prohibited	prohibited	Prohibited	prohibited
Grass for erosion control		Up to 30 days with written variance request	Up to 15 days with written variance request	Up to 15 days with written variance request	prohibited
Washing off Pavement, Buildings, Windows		prohibited except to prepare for painting buildings	prohibited except to prepare for painting buildings	prohibited except to prepare for painting buildings	prohibited
Drinking water at bars and restaurants		Encourage providing on request only	Encourage providing on request only	Encourage providing on request only	Encourage providing on request only
Wet Street sweeping		City will consider reduction	City reduces by 50%	City will eliminate	prohibited
Monitor high volume residential users		Encourage reduction through residential water audits	Contact excessive users and encourage reduction	Contact excessive users and encourage reduction	director determines
Commercial and Industrial Water Users		City will collaborate for reduction	Monitor billings/contact for reductions; written notifications	Maintain contact and monitor billings for reductions	director determines

 

(Ord. No. 2011-9302, § 1, 12-8-11)